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364 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.71B invested in Ashland in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 124 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

179% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $331M | Put options by funds: $119M

55% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1117 (+6)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 39

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 124

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 364364 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.85B → $6.71B (-$144M)

8.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 185.92%177.43% (-8.5%)

Holders
364
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
10.51%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+54.55%
% of All Funds
0.49%
New
42
Increased
127
Reduced
124
Closed
39
Calls
$331M
Puts
$119M
Net Calls
+$213M
Net Calls Change
+$129M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KI
26
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$62.4M -$26.9K -572 -0%
PI
27
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$62M -$725K -15,432 -1%
Deutsche Bank
28
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$56.4M +$462K +9,842 +0.9%
WCMNY
29
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$55.5M -$14M -298,629 -21%
BG
30
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$51.3M -$696K -14,827 -1%
Norges Bank
31
Norges Bank
Norway
$51.2M +$3.66M +77,919 +8%
PP
32
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$50.7M +$1.68M +35,770 +4%
LM
33
Luminus Management
Texas
$48.3M +$38M +809,417 +442%
Citadel Advisors
34
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$46.5M +$10.4M +221,732 +30%
BA
35
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$46M +$7.59M +161,695 +21%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$44.7M +$3.86M +82,277 +10%
CPM
37
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
$43.3M +$6.33M +134,755 +18%
BIM
38
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$42.3M +$4.64M +98,797 +13%
TAM
39
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$39.5M -$3.16M -67,248 -8%
First Trust Advisors
40
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$38M +$27.5M +586,164 +302%
Geode Capital Management
41
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$37.2M +$2.68M +57,144 +8%
UOC
42
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$36.2M -$15.8M -335,404 -31%
Credit Agricole
43
Credit Agricole
France
$33.9M -$12.1M -257,726 -27%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
44
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$33.2M +$7.25M +154,322 +29%
JP Morgan Chase
45
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$32.5M -$8.41M -179,019 -21%
Legal & General Group
46
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$31.8M -$1.53M -32,610 -5%
Fidelity International
47
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$27.8M -$7.47M -159,030 -22%
PAM
48
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$27.4M -$6.45M -137,394 -20%
TA
49
Teachers Advisors
New York
$27.1M -$3.23M -68,784 -11%
AC
50
Ascend Capital
California
$27.1M +$14.3M +304,801 +121%

ASH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

364 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ashland (ASH) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $6.71B — down 2.1% from $6.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new ASH positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 127 added to existing stakes and 124 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Maverick Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $213M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $283M.

  • 364 institutional investors held Ashland (ASH) as of Q1 2014, unchanged from Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $6.71B of Ashland stock for Q1 2014, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Ashland positions in Q1 2014 and 39 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Ashland buyer in Q1 2014 was Maverick Capital, an estimated $213M added.
  • The largest Ashland seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $283M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.