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845 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.9B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 313 increasing their positions, 274 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 53

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 313 | Existing positions reduced: 274

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 832 → 845 (+13)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.4B → $27.9B (+$530M)

3.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.22% → 93.08% (-3.1%)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 26 (-1)

70% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $127M | Put options by funds: $427M

Holders
845
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+1.56%
% of All Funds
22.55%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.7%
% of All Funds
0.69%
New
73
Increased
313
Reduced
274
Closed
53
Calls
$127M
Puts
$427M
Net Calls
-$300M
Net Calls Change
+$57.7M

Top Buyers

1
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
+$231M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$222M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$157M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$101M
5
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
+$88.7M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$580M
2
PSCM
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
-$536M
3
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$318M
4
BRC
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
-$227M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$210M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
1
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$2.31B – – –
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.29B +$157M +1,133,426 +7%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.52B +$222M +1,597,880 +17%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.41B -$143M -1,030,307 -9%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$908M +$2.28M +16,458 +0.3%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$896M +$35.6M +256,372 +4%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$846M +$45.7M +329,622 +6%
Viking Global Investors
8
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$725M -$318M -2,293,934 -31%
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$717M +$1.8M +12,971 +0.3%
IG
10
ING Group
Netherlands
$692M +$783K +5,648 +0.1%
Capital World Investors
11
Capital World Investors
California
$636M – – –
PSCM
12
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
$605M -$536M -3,865,656 -47%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$538M +$77.8M +560,898 +17%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$467M +$17.8M +128,279 +4%
SC
15
Sculptor Capital
New York
$428M +$87.7M +632,758 +26%
BFA
16
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$392M +$36.2M +261,347 +10%
Nomura Holdings
17
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$388M +$231M +1,668,091 +148%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$384M +$26M +187,301 +7%
Principal Financial Group
19
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$367M +$54.4M +392,244 +17%
JHIU
20
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$271M -$35.4M -254,933 -12%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$259M +$101M +728,769 +64%
BG
22
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$255M -$13.1M -94,511 -5%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$255M +$30.7M +221,160 +14%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$244M -$149K -1,073 -0.1%
OAG
25
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$241M +$5.19M +37,403 +2%
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APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

845 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $27.9B — up 1.9% from $27.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new APD positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 313 added to existing stakes and 274 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nomura Holdings, adding an estimated $231M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $580M.

  • 845 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q3 2016, up from 832 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $27.9B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q3 2016, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q3 2016 and 53 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q3 2016 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $231M added.
  • The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q3 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $580M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.