Applied Materials
AMAT
967 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Applied Materials in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 308 increasing their positions, 403 reducing their positions, and 156 closing their positions.
44% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 13 (+4)
0.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.96% → 78.54% (+0.58%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,003 → 967 (-36)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29.7B → $24.5B (-$5.18B)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 156
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 308 | Existing positions reduced: 403
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $490M | Put options by funds: $848M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$263M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$137M |
| 3 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$134M |
| 4 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$99.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$226M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$207M |
| 3 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$189M |
| 4 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$180M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$166M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
967 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $24.5B — down 17% from $29.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 156 funds closed out of AMAT and 128 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 403 trimmed existing stakes and 308 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $263M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $226M.
- 967 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q4 2018, down from 1,003 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $24.5B of Applied Materials stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 128 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q4 2018 and 156 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $263M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q4 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $226M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.