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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
SCM
76
Sandler Capital Management
New York
$5.82M +$5.4M +96,400 New
BJ
77
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$5.75M +$834K +14,897 +19%
Credit Agricole
78
Credit Agricole
France
$5.68M +$1.47M +26,274 +38%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
79
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$5.66M +$188K +3,365 +4%
PP
80
PDT Partners
New York
$5.54M +$4.67M +83,388 +1,012%
HHC
81
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$5.39M -$2.98M -53,200 -37%
HI
82
HBK Investments
Texas
$5.3M +$2.5M +44,592 +103%
CIC
83
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$5.19M +$446K +7,959 +10%
LG
84
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$5.16M -$1.03M -18,432 -18%
ESCM
85
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$5.01M -$30.2M -539,918 -87%
Arrowstreet Capital
86
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$5M +$4.33M +77,414 +1,449%
BCIM
87
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$4.92M +$2.62M +46,747 +135%
MAA
88
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$4.83M +$1.11M +19,782 +33%
Mariner
89
Mariner
Kansas
$4.66M -$1.28M -22,906 -23%
SI
90
Shaker Investments
Ohio
$4.52M -$727K -12,995 -15%
BGIM
91
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4.4M +$747K +13,353 +22%
Swiss National Bank
92
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$4.31M -$168K -3,000 -4%
HSBC Holdings
93
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$4.12M -$397K -7,092 -9%
DA
94
Denali Advisors
California
$4.1M -$56K -1,000 -1%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
95
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$4.01M +$47.4K +847 +1%
JMPWA
96
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$3.87M -$1.01K -18 -0%
APG Asset Management
97
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$3.67M +$174K +3,100 +5%
SG Americas Securities
98
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.59M +$1.49M +26,618 +81%
AP
99
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$3.59M +$2.63M +46,900 +374%
Federated Hermes
100
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$3.56M +$1.78M +31,782 +117%
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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.