Applied Materials
AMAT
909 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.9B invested in Applied Materials in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 129 funds opening new positions, 315 increasing their positions, 335 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
130% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 129 | Existing positions closed: 56
68% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 47 (+19)
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $272M | Put options by funds: $180M
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28.5B → $33.9B (+$5.39B)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 847 → 909 (+62)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 315 | Existing positions reduced: 335
1.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.03% → 80.72% (-1.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.3B |
| 2 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$418M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$165M |
| 5 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$164M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$486M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$263M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$240M |
| 4 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$201M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$169M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
909 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $33.9B — up 19% from $28.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 129 funds opened new AMAT positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 73 holders — while 315 added to existing stakes and 335 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.3B. The largest seller was Parnassus Investments, cutting an estimated $486M.
- 909 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q1 2017, up from 847 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $33.9B of Applied Materials stock for Q1 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 129 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q1 2017 and 56 closed out, a net change of +73 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.3B added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q1 2017 was Parnassus Investments, an estimated $486M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.