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315 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.9B invested in AutoNation in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 24

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.68B → $4.9B (+$1.23B)

30% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.2M | Put options by funds: $9.43M

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 287 → 315 (+28)

1.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.7% → 63.28% (+1.6%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 116

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)

Holders
315
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+9.76%
% of All Funds
8.4%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
56
Increased
106
Reduced
116
Closed
24
Calls
$12.2M
Puts
$9.43M
Net Calls
+$2.79M
Net Calls Change
-$45.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$160M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$67.1M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$41M
4
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
+$22.4M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$22.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$142M
2
SCM
Sirios Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$53M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$44.1M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$43.7M
5
AC
Amici Capital
New York
-$37.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Asset Management
251
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$206K +$191K +3,412 New
CAM
252
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$201K -$476K -8,500 -72%
KBC Group
253
KBC Group
Belgium
$198K – – –
PHK
254
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$198K +$79K +1,412 +76%
Toronto Dominion Bank
255
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$186K +$89.8K +1,604 +109%
Creative Planning
256
Creative Planning
Kansas
$179K +$67.2K +1,200 +68%
OMCS
257
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$169K – – –
QI
258
QS Investors
New York
$147K +$86.1K +1,539 +173%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
259
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$141K +$131K +2,334 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
260
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$133K -$9.01K -161 -7%
MERSOM
261
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$133K – – –
WA
262
WFG Advisors
Texas
$128K -$5.93K -106 -5%
QT
263
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$127K +$118K +2,105 New
Nordea Investment Management
264
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$124K +$45.7K +817 +66%
SIM
265
Sentry Investment Management
Wisconsin
$115K – – –
EOJOAM
266
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$103K – – –
Daiwa Securities Group
267
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$103K – – –
RFS
268
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$103K – – –
PAM
269
PartnerRe Asset Management
Connecticut
$96K +$8.84K +158 +11%
First Manhattan
270
First Manhattan
New York
$75K – – –
US Bancorp
271
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$75K +$19.2K +343 +38%
W
272
Wealthfront
California
$74K +$39.8K +711 +137%
WTC
273
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$62K – – –
PAI
274
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$51K – – –
BA
275
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$50K -$3.02K -54 -6%
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11
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AN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

315 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoNation (AN) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $4.9B — up 33% from $3.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new AN positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 106 added to existing stakes and 116 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $160M. The largest seller was Sculptor Capital, cutting an estimated $142M.

  • 315 institutional investors held AutoNation (AN) as of Q4 2014, up from 287 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.9B of AutoNation stock for Q4 2014, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new AutoNation positions in Q4 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest AutoNation buyer in Q4 2014 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $160M added.
  • The largest AutoNation seller in Q4 2014 was Sculptor Capital, an estimated $142M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.