Ashland
ASH
384 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.81B invested in Ashland in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 167 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
153% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $310M | Put options by funds: $123M
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.02B → $7.81B (+$783M)
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 13 (+1)
7.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 173.6% → 181.29% (+7.7%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 395 → 384 (-11)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 48
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 167
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
+$647M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$135M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$76.2M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$70.6M |
| 5 |
BCM
Barometer Capital Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$30.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$83.5M |
| 2 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$82.3M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$71.1M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$54.1M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$42M |
ASH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
384 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ashland (ASH) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $7.81B — up 11% from $7.02B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of ASH and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 167 trimmed existing stakes and 101 added.
The largest buyer was Jana Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $647M. The largest seller was abrdn Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $83.5M sold.
- 384 institutional investors held Ashland (ASH) as of Q1 2015, down from 395 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $7.81B of Ashland stock for Q1 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Ashland positions in Q1 2015 and 48 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Ashland buyer in Q1 2015 was Jana Partners, an estimated $647M added.
- The largest Ashland seller in Q1 2015 was abrdn Investment Management, an estimated $83.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.