Applied Materials
AMAT
1,084 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.8B invested in Applied Materials in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 365 increasing their positions, 464 reducing their positions, and 156 closing their positions.
0.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.76% → 76.84% (+0.07%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,158 → 1,084 (-74)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $44.8B → $35.8B (-$9.03B)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 365 | Existing positions reduced: 464
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 156
60% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $390M | Put options by funds: $970M
63% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 56 → 21 (-35)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$876M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$507M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$420M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$209M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$147M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$508M |
| 2 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$448M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$430M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$290M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$214M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
1,084 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $35.8B — down 20% from $44.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 156 funds closed out of AMAT and 89 opened new positions — a net loss of 67 holders — while 464 trimmed existing stakes and 365 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $876M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $508M sold.
- 1,084 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q2 2018, down from 1,158 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $35.8B of Applied Materials stock for Q2 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q2 2018 and 156 closed out, a net change of -67 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q2 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $876M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q2 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $508M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.