Air Products & Chemicals
APD
1,008 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.6B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 361 increasing their positions, 320 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
189% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 133 | Existing positions closed: 46
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 361 | Existing positions reduced: 320
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 929 → 1,008 (+79)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29.3B → $31.6B (+$2.29B)
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 18 (+1)
0.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.72% → 88.02% (-0.7%)
83% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $77.2M | Put options by funds: $446M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$154M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$98.3M |
| 3 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$95.6M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$79.1M |
| 5 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$69.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$260M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$127M |
| 3 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$108M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$79.9M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$63.5M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
1,008 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $31.6B — up 7.8% from $29.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 133 funds opened new APD positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 87 holders — while 361 added to existing stakes and 320 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $154M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $260M.
- 1,008 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q4 2017, up from 929 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $31.6B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q4 2017, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 133 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q4 2017 and 46 closed out, a net change of +87 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $154M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q4 2017 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $260M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.