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1,008 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.6B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 361 increasing their positions, 320 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

189% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 133 | Existing positions closed: 46

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 361 | Existing positions reduced: 320

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 929 → 1,008 (+79)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.3B → $31.6B (+$2.29B)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 18 (+1)

0.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.72% → 88.02% (-0.7%)

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $77.2M | Put options by funds: $446M

Holders
1,008
Holders Change
+79
Holders Change %
+8.5%
% of All Funds
22.86%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
133
Increased
361
Reduced
320
Closed
46
Calls
$77.2M
Puts
$446M
Net Calls
-$369M
Net Calls Change
-$48.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$154M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$98.3M
3
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
+$95.6M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$79.1M
5
LM
Luminus Management
Texas
+$69.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$260M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$127M
3
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$108M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$79.9M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$63.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LOAMS
851
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$205K +$199K +1,250 New
CCT
852
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$202K +$196K +1,231 New
GWM
853
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$201K +$195K +1,223 New
CA
854
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$201K +$195K +1,226 New
CRIG
855
Charter Research & Investment Group
Connecticut
$200K +$194K +1,219 New
IBOK
856
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$195K +$189K +1,189 New
OC
857
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$193K +$25.3K +159 +15%
MPWT
858
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$182K +$5.1K +32 +3%
JCM
859
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$181K – – –
PAM
860
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$180K +$175K +1,100 New
MRCM
861
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$172K -$18K -113 -10%
EFSCE
862
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$172K -$9.87K -62 -6%
ST
863
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$172K +$71.7K +450 +75%
WC
864
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$164K – – –
HDIM
865
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$153K – – –
AF
866
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$146K +$141K +888 New
RE
867
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$144K – – –
WB
868
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$140K – – –
PSC
869
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$139K – – –
ACM
870
Armbruster Capital Management
New York
$131K – – –
TIM
871
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$131K – – –
C
872
Cerebellum
California
$129K +$125K +785 New
BWM
873
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$126K – – –
FIB
874
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$118K -$58.1K -365 -34%
GLI
875
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$116K +$34.6K +217 +44%
33 34
35
36 37

APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

1,008 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $31.6B — up 7.8% from $29.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 133 funds opened new APD positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 87 holders — while 361 added to existing stakes and 320 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $154M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $260M.

  • 1,008 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q4 2017, up from 929 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $31.6B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q4 2017, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 133 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q4 2017 and 46 closed out, a net change of +87 holders.
  • The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $154M added.
  • The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q4 2017 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $260M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.