AutoNation
327 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.23B invested in AutoNation in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 148 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
154% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $23.5M | Put options by funds: $9.26M
54% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 148 | Existing positions reduced: 96
0.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.33% → 64.2% (-0.13%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 342 → 327 (-15)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.61B → $4.23B (-$382M)
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 52
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$52.5M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$42.1M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$32.1M |
| 4 |
CM
Corvex Management
New York
|
+$24.4M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
|
-$64.5M |
| 2 |
SC
Shellback Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$28.3M |
| 3 |
RP
RBS Partners
Bay Harbor Islands,
Florida
|
-$26.1M |
| 4 |
SM
Seminole Management
New York
|
-$23.4M |
| 5 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
-$20.6M |
AN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
327 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoNation (AN) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.23B — down 8.3% from $4.61B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of AN and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 96 trimmed existing stakes and 148 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $52.5M. The largest seller was Horizon Kinetics, cutting an estimated $64.5M.
- 327 institutional investors held AutoNation (AN) as of Q3 2015, down from 342 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $4.23B of AutoNation stock for Q3 2015, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new AutoNation positions in Q3 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest AutoNation buyer in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $52.5M added.
- The largest AutoNation seller in Q3 2015 was Horizon Kinetics, an estimated $64.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.