Air Products & Chemicals
APD
829 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.6B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 288 increasing their positions, 277 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
76% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 37 (+16)
54% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 61
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.8B → $27.6B (+$2.85B)
4.51% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.02% → 100.53% (+4.5%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 809 → 829 (+20)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 288 | Existing positions reduced: 277
77% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $140M | Put options by funds: $601M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$968M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$931M |
| 3 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$602M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$256M |
| 5 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$199M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PSCM
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.69B |
| 2 |
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
|
-$345M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$120M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$111M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$108M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
829 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $27.6B — up 12% from $24.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new APD positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 288 added to existing stakes and 277 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $968M. The largest seller was Pershing Square Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.69B.
- 829 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q1 2016, up from 809 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $27.6B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q1 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 94 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q1 2016 and 61 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $968M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q1 2016 was Pershing Square Capital Management, an estimated $1.69B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.