Applied Materials
AMAT
1,131 hedge funds and large institutions have $34B invested in Applied Materials in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 380 increasing their positions, 471 reducing their positions, and 168 closing their positions.
0.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.33% → 80.67% (-0.66%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,194 → 1,131 (-63)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 380 | Existing positions reduced: 471
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $45.4B → $34B (-$11.5B)
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 27 (-10)
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 121 | Existing positions closed: 168
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $372M | Put options by funds: $693M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$482M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$196M |
| 3 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$186M |
| 4 |
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
|
+$140M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$112M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$191M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$171M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$142M |
| 4 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$137M |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$128M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
1,131 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $34B — down 25% from $45.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 168 funds closed out of AMAT and 121 opened new positions — a net loss of 47 holders — while 471 trimmed existing stakes and 380 added.
The largest buyer was Parnassus Investments, adding an estimated $482M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $191M.
- 1,131 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q1 2020, down from 1,194 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $34B of Applied Materials stock for Q1 2020, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 121 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q1 2020 and 168 closed out, a net change of -47 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q1 2020 was Parnassus Investments, an estimated $482M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q1 2020 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $191M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.