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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
BIM
151
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.42M +$1.32M +23,500 New
NFA
152
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.42M -$34.4K -614 -3%
MCM
153
Moore Capital Management
New York
$1.36M +$480K +8,572 +62%
CCMH
154
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$1.34M +$257K +4,600 +26%
AQR Capital Management
155
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.33M -$2.31M -41,308 -65%
GIBU
156
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.33M – – –
ACI
157
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$1.28M – – –
CONA
158
Capital One National Association
New York
$1.27M +$30.2K +539 +3%
TG
159
TCW Group
California
$1.26M -$977K -17,450 -46%
ASRS
160
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.26M -$50.4K -900 -4%
Bank of Montreal
161
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.25M +$310K +5,542 +36%
USAA
162
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$1.24M -$51.5K -920 -4%
Citigroup
163
Citigroup
New York
$1.21M +$1.03M +18,326 +1,101%
BCM
164
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.21M -$1.53M -27,414 -58%
MSA
165
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.21M -$51.2K -915 -4%
American Century Companies
166
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.14M +$1.06M +18,941 New
HIMCH
167
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$1.11M -$82.8K -1,480 -7%
GH
168
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.1M -$717K -12,800 -41%
AC
169
Amici Capital
New York
$1.09M -$37.9M -677,000 -97%
Los Angeles Capital Management
170
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.07M -$31.9K -570 -3%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
171
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.06M +$95.8K +1,711 +11%
EIM
172
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$1.06M -$87.7K -1,566 -8%
Tudor Investment Corp
173
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$1.03M -$598K -10,676 -38%
FAF
174
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$1.01M -$276K -4,931 -23%
IRF
175
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$990K +$147K +2,629 +19%
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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.