347 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.4B invested in Ashland in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
347
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+2.97%
% of All Funds
11.26%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.36%
New
42
Increased
113
Reduced
132
Closed
28
Calls
$52M
Puts
$88.7M
Net Calls
-$36.7M
Net Calls Change
-$70.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
PI
226
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$775K +$16.8K +372 +2%
SCM
227
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$760K
FBT
228
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$760K +$1.27K +28 +0.2%
ACI
229
Advance Capital I
Michigan
$758K +$102K +2,249 +15%
HI
230
HBK Investments
Texas
$758K +$758K +16,761 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
231
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$749K +$26.1K +577 +4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
232
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$749K -$37.4K -826 -5%
PGFC
233
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$715K +$22.2K +491 +3%
AG
234
Aperio Group
California
$700K +$114K +2,512 +19%
FCBT
235
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$688K +$19.1K +422 +3%
LTFS
236
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$661K +$4.75K +105 +0.7%
HIMCH
237
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$656K -$93.6K -2,071 -12%
KeyBank National Association
238
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$655K -$51.2K -1,132 -7%
IA
239
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$647K -$739K -16,352 -53%
EMG
240
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$647K +$64.7K +1,431 +11%
NSEDCP
241
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$634K
RJT
242
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$625K -$7.42K -164 -1%
AAM
243
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$588K -$262K -5,782 -31%
STC
244
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$575K -$203K -4,497 -26%
MF
245
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$563K +$563K +12,448 New
CBOA
246
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$549K -$6.02K -133 -1%
BA
247
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$518K +$518K +11,446 New
MA
248
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$500K +$116K +2,383 +30%
Fifth Third Bancorp
249
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$472K +$164K +3,615 +53%
WBC
250
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$470K -$547K -12,100 -54%