Air Products & Chemicals
APD
810 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.9B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 252 increasing their positions, 304 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
39% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 64
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 794 → 810 (+16)
9% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $2.17B | Capital outflows: $2.39B
1.17% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.98% → 88.8% (-1.2%)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 304
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $132M | Put options by funds: $188M
32% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 31 → 21 (-10)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$427M |
| 2 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$235M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$119M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$106M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$244M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$237M |
| 3 |
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
-$201M |
| 4 |
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
|
-$172M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$133M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
810 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $24.9B — up 1.4% from $24.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new APD positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 252 added to existing stakes and 304 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $427M. The largest seller was Highfields Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $244M sold.
- 810 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q4 2015, up from 794 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $24.9B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q4 2015, up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q4 2015 and 64 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q4 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $427M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q4 2015 was Highfields Capital Management, an estimated $244M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.