Ashland
324 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.04B invested in Ashland in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 122 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
218% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $128M | Put options by funds: $40.1M
63% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 13 (+5)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 41
0.59% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.83% → 93.23% (-0.59%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.15B → $4.04B (-$106M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 328 → 324 (-4)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 122
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$90.8M |
| 2 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$58.2M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$57.2M |
| 4 |
GL
Governors Lane
New York
|
+$37.6M |
| 5 |
YCMGA
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
|
+$33.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$178M |
| 2 |
MNG
Manning & Napier Group
Fairport,
New York
|
-$110M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$27.8M |
| 4 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$27.7M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$25.2M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HFP
351
Holistic Financial Partners
Indianapolis,
Indiana
| – | -$47K | -665 | Closed |
|
|
SGAM
352
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$45K | -630 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
353
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$37K | -514 | Closed |
|
|
MFW
354
Mosaic Family Wealth
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$32K | -450 | Closed |
|
|
TG
355
TLP Group
Evanston,
Illinois
| – | -$25K | -354 | Closed |
|
|
PO
356
Private Ocean
San Rafael,
California
| – | -$14K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
FCB
357
First Command Bank
Fort Worth,
Texas
| – | -$14K | -192 | Closed |
|
|
FCFS
358
First Command Financial Services
Fort Worth,
Texas
| – | -$14K | -192 | Closed |
|
359
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$5.69K | -79 | Closed |
|
|
SPI
360
Santori & Peters Inc
Canonsburg,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$3K | -51 | Closed |
|
|
RBA
361
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
| – | -$4K | -50 | Closed |
|
362
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
| – | -$3K | -49 | Closed |
|
|
STA
363
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
| – | -$2K | -22 | Closed |
|
|
SFA
364
Spectrum Financial Alliance
Nicholasville,
Kentucky
| – | +$216 | +3 | New |
|
ASH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
324 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ashland (ASH) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.04B — down 2.6% from $4.15B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in ASH was balanced in Q1 2018: 41 funds opened new positions, 41 closed out, 98 added to existing stakes and 122 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS AM, adding an estimated $90.8M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $178M.
- 324 institutional investors held Ashland (ASH) as of Q1 2018, down from 328 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.04B of Ashland stock for Q1 2018, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Ashland positions in Q1 2018 and 41 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Ashland buyer in Q1 2018 was UBS AM, an estimated $90.8M added.
- The largest Ashland seller in Q1 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $178M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.