Air Products & Chemicals
1,765 hedge funds and large institutions have $60B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 136 funds opening new positions, 598 increasing their positions, 731 reducing their positions, and 128 closing their positions.
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $563M | Put options by funds: $374M
1.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.63% → 91.19% (+1.6%)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 128
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $58.5B → $60B (+$1.46B)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,785 → 1,765 (-20)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 598 | Existing positions reduced: 731
37% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 12 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$913M |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$111M |
| 4 |
AC
AKO Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$93.1M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$76.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SC
Sessa Capital
New York
|
-$344M |
| 2 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$341M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$231M |
| 4 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
-$206M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$181M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
1,765 of the 8,279 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $60B — up 2.5% from $58.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 136 funds opened new APD positions and 128 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 598 added to existing stakes and 731 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Portfolio Management, adding an estimated $913M. The largest seller was Sessa Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $344M sold.
- 1,765 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q2 2026, down from 1,785 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $60B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q2 2026, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 136 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q2 2026 and 128 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q2 2026 was Vanguard Portfolio Management, an estimated $913M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q2 2026 was Sessa Capital, an estimated $344M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.