Air Products & Chemicals
773 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.8B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 318 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
687% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $760M | Put options by funds: $96.6M
30% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 30 (+7)
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 54
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.9B → $23.8B (+$1.96B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 765 → 773 (+8)
0.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.91% → 94.41% (+0.5%)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 318
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
|
+$239M |
| 2 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$121M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$111M |
| 4 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$72.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GA
Greenhaven Associates
Purchase,
New York
|
-$203M |
| 2 |
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Tucson,
Arizona
|
-$199M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$179M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$96.4M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$63.2M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
773 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $23.8B — up 8.9% from $21.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new APD positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 222 added to existing stakes and 318 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Soroban Capital Partners, adding an estimated $239M. The largest seller was Greenhaven Associates, cutting an estimated $203M.
- 773 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q2 2014, up from 765 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $23.8B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q2 2014, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q2 2014 and 54 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q2 2014 was Soroban Capital Partners, an estimated $239M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q2 2014 was Greenhaven Associates, an estimated $203M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.