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Air Products & Chemicals

787 hedge funds and large institutions have $24B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 207 increasing their positions, 341 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

291% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.01B | Put options by funds: $257M

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 48

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3031 (+1)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 772787 (+15)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.9B → $24B (+$97.3M)

0.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.41%94.05% (-0.36%)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 207 | Existing positions reduced: 341

Holders
787
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+1.94%
% of All Funds
22.83%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.33%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
69
Increased
207
Reduced
341
Closed
48
Calls
$1.01B
Puts
$257M
Net Calls
+$749M
Net Calls Change
+$85.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PSCM
1
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
$2.68B
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
2
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$2B
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.54B -$89.4M -731,426 -5%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.35B -$93.4M -764,581 -6%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$678M -$47.8M -391,219 -6%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$636M -$43.7M -357,243 -6%
SC
7
Sculptor Capital
New York
$627M +$158M +1,294,258 +33%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$525M -$42.1M -344,748 -7%
JHIU
9
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$520M +$391M +3,201,816 +287%
HCM
10
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$518M +$19.7M +161,346 +4%
Capital World Investors
11
Capital World Investors
California
$513M -$37.6M -307,970 -7%
Viking Global Investors
12
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$463M +$469M +3,841,874 New
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$362M -$39.6M -323,952 -10%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$354M -$6.9M -56,476 -2%
SIG
15
Senator Investment Group
New York
$345M -$13.2M -107,884 -4%
YCMGA
16
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
$320M -$996K -8,150 -0.3%
Principal Financial Group
17
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$299M -$2.14M -17,537 -0.7%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$291M +$22.1M +181,046 +8%
FTCM
19
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
$290M
BFA
20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$276M -$12.5M -101,974 -4%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$223M +$135M +1,103,647 +148%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$212M +$54.2M +443,322 +34%
Adage Capital Partners
23
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$193M +$57.4M +469,733 +42%
BG
24
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$183M -$1.05M -8,615 -0.6%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$180M -$20.4M -166,797 -10%

APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

787 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $24B — up 0.41% from $23.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new APD positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 207 added to existing stakes and 341 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $469M. The largest seller was Davis Selected Advisers, cutting an estimated $633M.

  • 787 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q3 2014, up from 772 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $24B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q3 2014, up 0.41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q3 2014 and 48 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q3 2014 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $469M added.
  • The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q3 2014 was Davis Selected Advisers, an estimated $633M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.