Air Products & Chemicals
1,045 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.4B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 356 increasing their positions, 389 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 57
31% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 17 (+4)
30% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $124M | Put options by funds: $95.8M
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29.6B → $31.4B (+$1.85B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,016 → 1,045 (+29)
0.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.7% → 86.65% (-0.05%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 356 | Existing positions reduced: 389
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$333M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$178M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$113M |
| 4 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$98.3M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$63.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$213M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$210M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$187M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$186M |
| 5 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$126M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
1,045 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $31.4B — up 6.2% from $29.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new APD positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 356 added to existing stakes and 389 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $333M. The largest seller was Orbis Allan Gray, exiting entirely with an estimated $213M sold.
- 1,045 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,016 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $31.4B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q3 2018, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q3 2018 and 57 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $333M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q3 2018 was Orbis Allan Gray, an estimated $213M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.