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1,008 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.6B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 361 increasing their positions, 320 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

189% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 133 | Existing positions closed: 46

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 361 | Existing positions reduced: 320

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 929 → 1,008 (+79)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.3B → $31.6B (+$2.29B)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 18 (+1)

0.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.72% → 88.02% (-0.7%)

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $77.2M | Put options by funds: $446M

Holders
1,008
Holders Change
+79
Holders Change %
+8.5%
% of All Funds
22.86%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
133
Increased
361
Reduced
320
Closed
46
Calls
$77.2M
Puts
$446M
Net Calls
-$369M
Net Calls Change
-$48.1M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$154M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$98.3M
3
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
+$95.6M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$79.1M
5
LM
Luminus Management
Texas
+$69.1M

Top Sellers

1
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$260M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$127M
3
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$108M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$79.9M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$63.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.96B +$79.1M +496,392 +3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.88B +$154M +964,497 +6%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
3
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$2.53B – – –
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.74B +$28.5M +179,101 +2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
5
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.42B -$108M -678,829 -7%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.08B +$8.01M +50,305 +0.8%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$715M -$13.4M -84,292 -2%
Principal Financial Group
8
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$692M +$8.37M +52,560 +1%
Capital World Investors
9
Capital World Investors
California
$651M -$8.7M -54,617 -1%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$623M -$2.52M -15,834 -0.4%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$571M -$127M -796,717 -19%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$536M +$1.36M +8,541 +0.3%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$529M -$9.85M -61,842 -2%
Janus Henderson Group
14
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$509M +$51.9M +325,952 +12%
FPP
15
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$492M +$95.6M +600,000 +25%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$430M +$98.3M +617,172 +31%
Fidelity Investments
17
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$410M +$24.4M +153,010 +7%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$352M +$7.5M +47,084 +2%
American Century Companies
19
American Century Companies
Missouri
$339M -$52.8M -331,445 -14%
Neuberger Berman Group
20
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$283M -$16M -100,779 -6%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$277M -$31M -194,531 -10%
OAG
22
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$275M -$44M -276,231 -14%
FAM
23
Fred Alger Management
New York
$259M +$38.5M +241,695 +18%
Renaissance Technologies
24
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$259M -$24.7M -155,100 -9%
AllianceBernstein
25
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$244M +$14.9M +93,666 +7%
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APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

1,008 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $31.6B — up 7.8% from $29.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 133 funds opened new APD positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 87 holders — while 361 added to existing stakes and 320 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $154M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $260M.

  • 1,008 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q4 2017, up from 929 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $31.6B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q4 2017, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 133 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q4 2017 and 46 closed out, a net change of +87 holders.
  • The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $154M added.
  • The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q4 2017 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $260M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.