Applied Materials
AMAT
608 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.6B invested in Applied Materials in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 244 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 52
69% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $200M | Put options by funds: $118M
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 569 → 608 (+39)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18B → $18.6B (+$549M)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 244
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 10 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$188M |
| 2 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$177M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$146M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$96.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$266M |
| 2 |
EP
Edinburgh Partners
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$105M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$80.9M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$60.3M |
| 5 |
CCM
Criterion Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$47M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
608 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $18.6B — up 3% from $18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new AMAT positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 177 added to existing stakes and 244 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $266M.
- 608 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q4 2013, up from 569 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $18.6B of Applied Materials stock for Q4 2013, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 96 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q4 2013 and 52 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q4 2013 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $188M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q4 2013 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $266M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.