Air Products & Chemicals
847 hedge funds and large institutions have $28B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 314 increasing their positions, 273 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 52
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 314 | Existing positions reduced: 273
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 833 → 847 (+14)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $28B (+$676M)
3.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.2% → 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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$231M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$222M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$101M |
| 5 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$88.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$580M |
| 2 |
PSCM
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
|
-$536M |
| 3 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$318M |
| 4 |
BRC
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
|
-$227M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$210M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
847 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $28B — up 2.5% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new APD positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 314 added to existing stakes and 273 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nomura Holdings, adding an estimated $231M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $580M.
- 847 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q3 2016, up from 833 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $28B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q3 2016, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q3 2016 and 52 closed out, a net change of +21 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.