Air Products & Chemicals
831 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.8B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 288 increasing their positions, 278 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.
76% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 37 (+16)
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 60
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.9B → $27.8B (+$2.93B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 810 → 831 (+21)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 288 | Existing positions reduced: 278
0.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96% → 96.86% (+0.87%)
77% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $140M | Put options by funds: $601M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$931M |
| 2 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$602M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$256M |
| 4 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$199M |
| 5 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$157M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PSCM
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.69B |
| 2 |
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
|
-$345M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$120M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$111M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$108M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
831 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $27.8B — up 12% from $24.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new APD positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 288 added to existing stakes and 278 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $931M. The largest seller was Pershing Square Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.69B.
- 831 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q1 2016, up from 810 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $27.8B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q1 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 94 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q1 2016 and 60 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $931M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q1 2016 was Pershing Square Capital Management, an estimated $1.69B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.