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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
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
176
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$979K -$291K -5,200 -24%
FMBTD
177
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$977K -$52.6K -940 -5%
OPERF
178
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$967K +$141K +2,519 +19%
Susquehanna International Group
179
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$959K -$15.7M -280,846 -95%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
180
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$915K +$132K +2,350 +18%
CCM
181
CrestPoint Capital Management
Missouri
$870K +$498K +8,900 +162%
Aviva
182
Aviva
United Kingdom
$864K +$20.7K +370 +3%
SI
183
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$843K +$781K +13,951 New
CBOA
184
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$842K +$65.3K +1,167 +9%
GCP
185
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$840K -$1.11M -19,911 -59%
Bessemer Group
186
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$839K +$246K +4,400 +46%
Neuberger Berman Group
187
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$837K – – –
Canada Life
188
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$829K +$207K +3,693 +37%
COPPSERS
189
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$823K -$40.5K -723 -5%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
190
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$797K +$123K +2,200 +20%
OAM
191
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$793K -$1.16M -20,717 -61%
EGM
192
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$793K +$735K +13,125 New
AAM
193
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$781K -$439K -7,835 -38%
URS
194
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$761K – – –
Janus Henderson Group
195
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$754K – – –
AG
196
Aperio Group
California
$750K +$34.4K +615 +5%
LS
197
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$743K – – –
CA
198
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$718K -$719K -12,847 -52%
SAM
199
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$695K -$163K -2,914 -20%
GT
200
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$695K +$644K +11,500 New
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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.