APA Corp
APA
640 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.86B invested in APA Corp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 261 reducing their positions, and 139 closing their positions.
2.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.61% → 99% (+2.4%)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $97.1M | Put options by funds: $95.3M
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 698 → 640 (-58)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 261
37% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 139
44% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.6B → $9.86B (-$7.74B)
77% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 3 (-10)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$471M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$67.4M |
| 3 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$39.7M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$37.5M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$34.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$198M |
| 2 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$91M |
| 3 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$80.5M |
| 4 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$49.8M |
| 5 |
SDJVC
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
-$49.5M |
APA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
640 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in APA Corp (APA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.86B — down 44% from $17.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 139 funds closed out of APA and 88 opened new positions — a net loss of 51 holders — while 261 trimmed existing stakes and 205 added.
The largest buyer was Dodge & Cox, adding an estimated $471M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $198M.
- 640 institutional investors held APA Corp (APA) as of Q4 2018, down from 698 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $9.86B of APA Corp stock for Q4 2018, down 44% quarter-over-quarter.
- 88 funds opened new APA Corp positions in Q4 2018 and 139 closed out, a net change of -51 holders.
- The largest APA Corp buyer in Q4 2018 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $471M added.
- The largest APA Corp seller in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $198M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.