Applied Materials
AMAT
1,776 hedge funds and large institutions have $89.9B invested in Applied Materials in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 138 funds opening new positions, 711 increasing their positions, 685 reducing their positions, and 177 closing their positions.
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 711 | Existing positions reduced: 685
1.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.55% → 77.23% (-1.3%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,841 → 1,776 (-65)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $110B → $89.9B (-$19.9B)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 138 | Existing positions closed: 177
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 93 → 70 (-23)
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.34B | Put options by funds: $1.84B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$823M |
| 2 |
Impax Asset Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$374M |
| 3 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$275M |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$221M |
| 5 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$177M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$895M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$592M |
| 3 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
-$297M |
| 4 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$250M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$248M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
1,776 of the 6,360 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $89.9B — down 18% from $110B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 177 funds closed out of AMAT and 138 opened new positions — a net loss of 39 holders — while 685 trimmed existing stakes and 711 added.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $823M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $895M.
- 1,776 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,841 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $89.9B of Applied Materials stock for Q1 2022, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 138 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q1 2022 and 177 closed out, a net change of -39 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q1 2022 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $823M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q1 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $895M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.