Applied Materials
AMAT
1,017 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.4B invested in Applied Materials in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 131 funds opening new positions, 356 increasing their positions, 369 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 131 | Existing positions closed: 72
46% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 19 (+6)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.6B → $29.4B (+$4.79B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 968 → 1,017 (+49)
0.41% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.54% → 78.13% (-0.41%)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 356 | Existing positions reduced: 369
43% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $573M | Put options by funds: $1B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$524M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$203M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$158M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$139M |
| 5 |
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
|
+$95.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$213M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$200M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$137M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$117M |
| 5 |
Swedbank
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$110M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
1,017 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $29.4B — up 19% from $24.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 131 funds opened new AMAT positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 59 holders — while 356 added to existing stakes and 369 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $524M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $213M.
- 1,017 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q1 2019, up from 968 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $29.4B of Applied Materials stock for Q1 2019, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 131 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q1 2019 and 72 closed out, a net change of +59 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $524M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q1 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $213M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.