Air Products & Chemicals
930 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.3B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 327 increasing their positions, 305 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 48
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.5B → $29.3B (+$1.8B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 905 → 930 (+25)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 327 | Existing positions reduced: 305
0.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.15% → 88.72% (+0.57%)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 17 (-2)
74% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $111M | Put options by funds: $432M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$352M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$204M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$190M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$181M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$151M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$736M |
| 2 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$291M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$286M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$204M |
| 5 |
VM
Valinor Management
New York
|
-$178M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
930 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $29.3B — up 6.5% from $27.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new APD positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 327 added to existing stakes and 305 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Findlay Park Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $352M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $736M.
- 930 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q3 2017, up from 905 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $29.3B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q3 2017, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q3 2017 and 48 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q3 2017 was Findlay Park Partners, an estimated $352M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $736M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.