Air Products & Chemicals
APD
1,108 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.7B invested in Air Products & Chemicals in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 105 funds opening new positions, 413 increasing their positions, 380 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
37% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $119M | Put options by funds: $86.6M
28% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 82
24% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 31 (+6)
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.7B → $36.7B (+$6B)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 413 | Existing positions reduced: 380
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,098 → 1,108 (+10)
0.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.72% → 87.63% (-0.09%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$297M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$218M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$120M |
| 4 |
ECP
Empyrean Capital Partners
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$106M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$90.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$451M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$130M |
| 3 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$102M |
| 4 |
CVA
Ceredex Value Advisors
Orlando,
Florida
|
-$99.5M |
| 5 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
-$91.3M |
APD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
1,108 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Air Products & Chemicals (APD) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $36.7B — up 20% from $30.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 105 funds opened new APD positions and 82 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 413 added to existing stakes and 380 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $297M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $451M.
- 1,108 institutional investors held Air Products & Chemicals (APD) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,098 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $36.7B of Air Products & Chemicals stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 105 funds opened new Air Products & Chemicals positions in Q1 2019 and 82 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals buyer in Q1 2019 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $297M added.
- The largest Air Products & Chemicals seller in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $451M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.