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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
Norges Bank
26
Norges Bank
Norway
$34.3M -$5.9M -105,371 -16%
Geode Capital Management
27
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$33.9M -$181K -3,231 -0.6%
BG
28
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$32.6M +$6.49M +115,938 +27%
EWM
29
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$27.5M +$1.25M +22,377 +5%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$27.1M +$4.74M +84,665 +23%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
31
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$26.9M +$2.85M +50,856 +13%
GF
32
Gabelli Funds
New York
$24.2M +$151K +2,700 +0.7%
GC
33
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$23.7M -$44.1M -788,209 -67%
Allianz Asset Management
34
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$23M +$1.11M +19,795 +5%
ZCA
35
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$23M – – –
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23M +$423K +7,553 +2%
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$22.7M +$13M +232,644 +162%
PC
38
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$22.6M -$4.83M -86,222 -19%
AI
39
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$21.2M -$12.7M -227,250 -39%
PCM
40
Proxima Capital Management
New York
$18.1M – – –
CS
41
Cannell & Spears
New York
$18M +$130K +2,330 +0.8%
CS
42
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$17.6M -$99.6K -1,780 -0.6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$14.8M +$4.74M +84,600 +52%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
44
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$14.4M +$1.03M +18,471 +8%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$14.3M +$641K +11,448 +5%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
46
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$14.3M +$7.97M +142,419 +152%
BIM
47
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$13M -$459K -8,198 -4%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
48
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$12.9M +$4.08M +72,915 +52%
TCIM
49
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$12.7M +$4.42M +78,926 +60%
Deutsche Bank
50
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$12.7M +$1.82M +32,575 +18%
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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.