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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
Walleye Trading
1001
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.1K -$661K -4,149 -38%
MWM
1002
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
Winslow Capital Management
1003
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$1K – – –
MCM
1004
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$1K +$956 +6 New
II
1005
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$1K +$1.11K +7 New
BAM
1006
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$1K +$1.27K +8 New
PFO
1007
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$1K +$1.43K +9 New
PCG
1008
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$97 +$93.3K +586 New
ETC
1009
Evercore Trust Company
New York
– -$18.6M -123,265 Closed
Credit Agricole
1010
Credit Agricole
France
– -$18.2M -120,543 Closed
NFA
1011
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$16.8M -110,905 Closed
ACM
1012
Axel Capital Management
New York
– -$10.3M -68,000 Closed
JG
1013
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$8.32M -55,012 Closed
NLI
1014
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
– -$1.64M -10,820 Closed
EGM
1015
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$1.52M -10,086 Closed
PP
1016
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$1.4M -9,247 Closed
SM
1017
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
– -$1.43M -8,979 Closed
Capstone Investment Advisors
1018
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
– -$1.25M -8,234 Closed
NI
1019
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$1.18M -7,800 Closed
Wolverine Trading
1020
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$790K -5,227 Closed
GFPC
1021
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
– -$641K -4,240 Closed
CG
1022
Clinton Group
New York
– -$551K -3,645 Closed
CT
1023
Clearstead Trust
Maine
– -$544K -3,600 Closed
NIT
1024
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
– -$544K -3,600 Closed
WI
1025
WBI Investments
New Jersey
– -$485K -3,209 Closed
39 40
41
42 43

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.