Air Products & Chemicals
999 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.5B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 364 increasing their positions, 365 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 19 (+1)
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $99.1M | Put options by funds: $92.1M
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 81
0% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 364 | Existing positions reduced: 365
0.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.02% → 87.52% (-0.5%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,009 → 999 (-10)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $31.6B → $30.5B (-$1.12B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$606M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$122M |
| 4 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$100M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$91.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$171M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$159M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$133M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$127M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$95.5M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
999 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $30.5B — down 3.6% from $31.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new APD positions and 81 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 364 added to existing stakes and 365 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $606M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $171M.
- 999 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q1 2018, down from 1,009 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $30.5B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q1 2018, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q1 2018 and 81 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $606M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q1 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $171M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.