Air Products & Chemicals
829 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.9B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 241 increasing their positions, 342 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
36% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $288M | Put options by funds: $212M
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 45 (+8)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.2B → $28.9B (+$1.64B)
0.95% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.42% → 96.37% (+0.95%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 846 → 829 (-17)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 73
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 241 | Existing positions reduced: 342
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$372M |
| 2 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$100M |
| 3 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$90.5M |
| 4 |
BRC
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
|
+$83.8M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$79.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$113M |
| 2 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$106M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$95.8M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$89.6M |
| 5 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$73.5M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
829 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $28.9B — up 6% from $27.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of APD and 64 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 342 trimmed existing stakes and 241 added.
The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, adding an estimated $372M. The largest seller was Orbis Holdings, cutting an estimated $113M.
- 829 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q1 2015, down from 846 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $28.9B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q1 2015, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 64 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q1 2015 and 73 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q1 2015 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $372M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q1 2015 was Orbis Holdings, an estimated $113M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.