Air Products & Chemicals
APD
1,141 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.7B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 113 funds opening new positions, 364 increasing their positions, 455 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
69% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 113 | Existing positions closed: 67
63% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $167M | Put options by funds: $103M
52% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 31 → 47 (+16)
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.7B → $42.7B (+$6.01B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,108 → 1,141 (+33)
1.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.63% → 85.94% (-1.7%)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 364 | Existing positions reduced: 455
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$279M |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$232M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$194M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$131M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$101M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$450M |
| 2 |
OAC
OMERS Administration Corp
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$188M |
| 3 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$181M |
| 4 |
ECP
Empyrean Capital Partners
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$118M |
| 5 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$108M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
1,141 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $42.7B — up 16% from $36.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 113 funds opened new APD positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 364 added to existing stakes and 455 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $279M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $450M.
- 1,141 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,108 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $42.7B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q2 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 113 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q2 2019 and 67 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $279M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $450M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.