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ARG

Airgas Inc
ARG

Delisted

ARG was delisted on the 20th of May, 2016.

398 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.51B invested in Airgas Inc in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 142 increasing their positions, 144 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $41.2M | Put options by funds: $19.6M

53% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1523 (+8)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.06B → $8.51B (+$445M)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 142 | Existing positions reduced: 144

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 415398 (-17)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 61

Holders
398
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-4.1%
% of All Funds
10.6%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+53.33%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
50
Increased
142
Reduced
144
Closed
61
Calls
$41.2M
Puts
$19.6M
Net Calls
+$21.6M
Net Calls Change
+$27.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$821M -$39.9M -284,208 -5%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$505M +$193M +1,375,921 +63%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$477M +$206M +1,465,657 +77%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$370M -$18.7M -132,874 -5%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$355M +$229M +1,628,313 +186%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$345M -$133M -949,384 -28%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$344M +$149M +1,063,749 +78%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$314M +$126M +895,295 +68%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$240M +$1.67M +11,932 +0.7%
WCMNY
10
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$174M +$67.5M +480,774 +64%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$153M +$52.1M +371,481 +52%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$147M -$2.35M -16,724 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$142M -$11.9K -85 -0%
N
14
Natixis
France
$133M +$61.3M +437,036 +87%
CC
15
Carlson Capital
Texas
$130M +$34.5M +245,443 +37%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
16
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$127M +$121M +865,571 +3,136%
DKCM
17
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
$125M +$31.2M +222,565 +34%
Adage Capital Partners
18
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$118M +$11.9M +84,600 +11%
AA
19
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$116M +$40.8M +290,460 +55%
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$114M +$38.3M +272,792 +51%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$107M +$56.5M +402,222 +114%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$104M -$1.63M -11,628 -1%
MP
23
Manikay Partners
New York
$98M +$2.37M +16,897 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
24
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$92.5M -$141M -1,004,881 -61%
AAM
25
Alpine Associates Management
Florida
$86.5M +$27.2M +193,700 +46%

ARG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

398 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Airgas Inc (ARG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $8.51B — up 5.5% from $8.06B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 61 funds closed out of ARG and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 144 trimmed existing stakes and 142 added.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $253M. The largest seller was Select Equity Group, cutting an estimated $161M.

  • 398 institutional investors held Airgas Inc (ARG) as of Q1 2016, down from 415 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.51B of Airgas Inc stock for Q1 2016, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Airgas Inc positions in Q1 2016 and 61 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Airgas Inc buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $253M added.
  • The largest Airgas Inc seller in Q1 2016 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $161M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.