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396 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.92B invested in Ashland in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 134 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 36

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 384 → 396 (+12)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 134

9.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 181.29% → 172.16% (-9.1%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.81B → $6.92B (-$884M)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $59.9M | Put options by funds: $80.9M

54% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 6 (-7)

Holders
396
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+3.13%
% of All Funds
10.67%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-53.85%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
52
Increased
139
Reduced
134
Closed
36
Calls
$59.9M
Puts
$80.9M
Net Calls
-$21M
Net Calls Change
-$208M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$75.8M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$44.4M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$39.7M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$37.9M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$35.6M

Top Sellers

1
JP
Jana Partners
New York
-$641M
2
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
-$108M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$80.1M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$70.1M
5
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
-$70.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCIM
26
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$49.1M -$23.1M -369,942 -31%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
27
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$48M -$3.75M -60,124 -7%
Millennium Management
28
Millennium Management
New York
$47.1M +$44.4M +712,951 +920%
NFA
29
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$44.7M -$2.44M -39,079 -5%
Invesco
30
Invesco
Georgia
$44.3M +$1.18M +18,941 +3%
Two Sigma Investments
31
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$44.2M +$37.9M +608,361 +457%
Geode Capital Management
32
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$42.5M -$492K -7,894 -1%
Los Angeles Capital Management
33
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$42.4M +$29.4M +471,245 +196%
JP Morgan Chase
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$42.1M -$80.1M -1,286,299 -65%
D.E. Shaw & Co
35
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$40.5M +$27.1M +434,836 +178%
LM
36
Luminus Management
Texas
$40.1M +$12.2M +195,611 +41%
EAM
37
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$39.6M +$9.02M +144,717 +28%
Marshall Wace
38
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$38M +$39.7M +637,133 New
TA
39
Teachers Advisors
New York
$37.1M -$16.5M -265,288 -30%
PAM
40
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$36.3M +$6.15M +98,772 +19%
Legal & General Group
41
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$35M -$25.5K -409 -0.1%
AQR Capital Management
42
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$34.7M +$22.7M +363,513 +166%
Two Sigma Advisers
43
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$34.2M +$34.8M +558,147 +3,721%
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33.7M +$5.66M +90,758 +19%
TCA
45
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
$33.5M +$28.7M +459,900 +450%
Allianz Asset Management
46
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$33.5M -$10.4M -166,964 -23%
VAM
47
Visium Asset Management
New York
$29.9M +$17.7M +283,304 +130%
RIG
48
Raveneur Investment Group
New York
$29.6M +$1.2M +19,318 +4%
GC
49
GW Capital
Washington
$29.2M -$5.24M -84,049 -15%
BCM
50
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$28.2M -$2.27M -36,383 -7%
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ASH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

396 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ashland (ASH) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $6.92B — down 11% from $7.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new ASH positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 139 added to existing stakes and 134 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $75.8M. The largest seller was Jana Partners, cutting an estimated $641M.

  • 396 institutional investors held Ashland (ASH) as of Q2 2015, up from 384 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.92B of Ashland stock for Q2 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Ashland positions in Q2 2015 and 36 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Ashland buyer in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $75.8M added.
  • The largest Ashland seller in Q2 2015 was Jana Partners, an estimated $641M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.