Air Products & Chemicals
1,098 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.7B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 155 funds opening new positions, 390 increasing their positions, 354 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
74% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 155 | Existing positions closed: 89
47% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 25 (+8)
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $111M | Put options by funds: $93.9M
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 390 | Existing positions reduced: 354
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,044 → 1,098 (+54)
1.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.65% → 87.72% (+1.1%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $31.4B → $30.7B (-$741M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$178M |
| 2 |
OAC
OMERS Administration Corp
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$163M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$100M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$95.9M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$94.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$251M |
| 2 |
SC
Samlyn Capital
New York
|
-$108M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$84.5M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$82.6M |
| 5 |
CVA
Ceredex Value Advisors
Orlando,
Florida
|
-$78M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
1,098 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $30.7B — down 2.4% from $31.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 155 funds opened new APD positions and 89 closed out — a net gain of 66 holders — while 390 added to existing stakes and 354 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $178M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $251M.
- 1,098 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,044 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $30.7B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q4 2018, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 155 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q4 2018 and 89 closed out, a net change of +66 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $178M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $251M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.