Air Products & Chemicals
1,260 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.5B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 182 funds opening new positions, 417 increasing their positions, 431 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
231% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 182 | Existing positions closed: 55
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $120M | Put options by funds: $106M
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,157 → 1,260 (+103)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.1B → $43.5B (+$2.41B)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 35 → 35 (0)
0.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.05% → 83.96% (-0.08%)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 417 | Existing positions reduced: 431
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$354M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$300M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$76M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$70.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$755M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$323M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$116M |
| 4 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$73.5M |
| 5 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$62.5M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
1,260 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $43.5B — up 5.9% from $41.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 182 funds opened new APD positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 127 holders — while 417 added to existing stakes and 431 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $354M. The largest seller was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, cutting an estimated $755M.
- 1,260 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q4 2019, up from 1,157 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $43.5B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q4 2019, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 182 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q4 2019 and 55 closed out, a net change of +127 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q4 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $354M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q4 2019 was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, an estimated $755M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.