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636 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.8B invested in Aon in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 111 funds opening new positions, 187 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $92.6M | Put options by funds: $33.3M

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 58

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 585636 (+51)

1.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.46%86.19% (+1.7%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.3B → $28.8B (-$3.58B)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 232

41% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3722 (-15)

Holders
636
Holders Change
+51
Holders Change %
+8.72%
% of All Funds
14.43%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40.54%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
111
Increased
187
Reduced
232
Closed
58
Calls
$92.6M
Puts
$33.3M
Net Calls
+$59.3M
Net Calls Change
+$57.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.36B -$4.87M -34,241 -0.2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.34B -$27M -189,539 -1%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$2.06B -$39.2M -275,322 -2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.57B -$171M -1,201,994 -9%
Artisan Partners
5
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$1.33B -$310M -2,175,691 -18%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
6
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$1.28B -$148M -1,042,413 -10%
Lazard Asset Management
7
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.09B -$37.5M -263,669 -3%
LP
8
Longview Partners
Guernsey
$969M +$33.2M +233,280 +3%
Principal Financial Group
9
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$812M +$7.06M +49,582 +0.8%
Mawer Investment Management
10
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$695M +$2.88M +20,199 +0.4%
Janus Henderson Group
11
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$612M +$153M +1,071,908 +31%
FPA
12
First Pacific Advisors
California
$573M -$29.6M -207,930 -5%
Neuberger Berman Group
13
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$561M -$77.8M -546,576 -12%
Harris Associates
14
Harris Associates
Illinois
$516M -$3.65M -25,676 -0.7%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$490M -$19M -133,173 -4%
Capital International Investors
16
Capital International Investors
California
$430M
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$419M -$18.2M -127,786 -4%
Boston Partners
18
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$335M -$65.5M -460,114 -16%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$327M +$6.01M +42,228 +2%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$314M -$186M -1,308,034 -36%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$312M +$8.61M +60,518 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$298M -$5.61M -39,406 -2%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$277M +$47.3M +332,157 +19%
DZ Bank
24
DZ Bank
Germany
$275M +$30.8M +216,600 +12%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$248M -$92.3M -648,414 -26%

AON Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

636 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aon (AON) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $28.8B — down 11% from $32.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 111 funds opened new AON positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 187 added to existing stakes and 232 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $153M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, cutting an estimated $310M.

  • 636 institutional investors held Aon (AON) as of Q4 2017, up from 585 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $28.8B of Aon stock for Q4 2017, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 111 funds opened new Aon positions in Q4 2017 and 58 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
  • The largest Aon buyer in Q4 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $153M added.
  • The largest Aon seller in Q4 2017 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $310M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.