APA Corp
692 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.5B invested in APA Corp in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 221 increasing their positions, 254 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
63% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 13 (+5)
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 58
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.6B → $17.5B (+$2.91B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 675 → 692 (+17)
1.51% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.66% → 98.15% (-1.5%)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $207M | Put options by funds: $232M
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 221 | Existing positions reduced: 254
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$439M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$267M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$141M |
| 4 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$91.5M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$62.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$518M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$314M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$73.2M |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$45.6M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$44.3M |
APA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
692 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in APA Corp (APA) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $17.5B — up 20% from $14.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new APA positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 221 added to existing stakes and 254 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, adding an estimated $439M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $518M.
- 692 institutional investors held APA Corp (APA) as of Q2 2018, up from 675 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $17.5B of APA Corp stock for Q2 2018, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new APA Corp positions in Q2 2018 and 58 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest APA Corp buyer in Q2 2018 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $439M added.
- The largest APA Corp seller in Q2 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $518M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.