Applied Materials
AMAT
654 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Applied Materials in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 210 increasing their positions, 254 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
132% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $711M | Put options by funds: $307M
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 63
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 650 → 654 (+4)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.6B → $24.5B (-$1.14B)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 19 (-2)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 210 | Existing positions reduced: 254
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$109M |
| 2 |
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
|
+$102M |
| 3 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$90.6M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$76.7M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$66.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$169M |
| 2 |
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
|
-$134M |
| 3 |
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
|
-$114M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$110M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$96.4M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
654 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — down 4.4% from $25.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new AMAT positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 210 added to existing stakes and 254 trimmed.
The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $109M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, cutting an estimated $169M.
- 654 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q3 2014, up from 650 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $24.5B of Applied Materials stock for Q3 2014, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 75 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q3 2014 and 63 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q3 2014 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $109M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q3 2014 was American Century Companies, an estimated $169M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.