Applied Materials
AMAT
1,157 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.8B invested in Applied Materials in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 125 funds opening new positions, 406 increasing their positions, 457 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 82
30% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 56 (+13)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,124 → 1,157 (+33)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.7B → $44.8B (+$2.05B)
2.43% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.21% → 76.78% (-2.4%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 406 | Existing positions reduced: 457
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $490M | Put options by funds: $818M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$493M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$402M |
| 3 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
+$170M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$162M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$669M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$582M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$290M |
| 4 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$251M |
| 5 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$247M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,157 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $44.8B — up 4.8% from $42.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 125 funds opened new AMAT positions and 82 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 406 added to existing stakes and 457 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $493M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $669M.
- 1,157 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q1 2018, up from 1,124 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $44.8B of Applied Materials stock for Q1 2018, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 125 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q1 2018 and 82 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q1 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $493M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q1 2018 was State Street, an estimated $669M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.