Air Products & Chemicals
884 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.8B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 178 increasing their positions, 588 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 117 | Existing positions closed: 70
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 847 → 884 (+37)
2.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.1% → 88.82% (+2.7%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28B → $27.8B (-$216M)
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 23 (-3)
70% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 178 | Existing positions reduced: 588
80% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $77.4M | Put options by funds: $396M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$717M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$216M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
|
+$134M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$725M |
| 2 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$644M |
| 3 |
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Bloomington,
Illinois
|
-$174M |
| 4 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$156M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$120M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
884 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $27.8B — down 0.77% from $28B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 117 funds opened new APD positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 178 added to existing stakes and 588 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $717M. The largest seller was Viking Global Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $725M sold.
- 884 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q4 2016, up from 847 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $27.8B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q4 2016, down 0.77% quarter-over-quarter.
- 117 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q4 2016 and 70 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q4 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $717M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q4 2016 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $725M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.