364 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.85B invested in Ashland in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
364
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+4.9%
% of All Funds
10.57%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
52
Increased
134
Reduced
106
Closed
33
Calls
$223M
Puts
$140M
Net Calls
+$83.4M
Net Calls Change
+$120M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
LM
101
Luminus Management
Texas
$8.7M +$8.21M +172,931 +1,692%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
102
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$8.56M
AllianceBernstein
103
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$7.73M -$405K -8,529 -5%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
104
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$7.71M +$1.17M +24,620 +18%
SAM
105
Sandell Asset Management
New York
$7.69M -$6.44M -135,752 -46%
Barclays
106
Barclays
United Kingdom
$7.62M +$1.35M +28,409 +22%
Schroder Investment Management Group
107
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$7.61M -$6.15M -129,492 -45%
RFC
108
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$7.61M -$4.1M -90,273 -35%
Swiss National Bank
109
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$7.6M -$291K -6,132 -4%
TPSF
110
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$7.36M -$32.4K -683 -0.4%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
111
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$7.18M +$2.43M +51,100 +51%
Prudential Financial
112
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.08M +$2.4M +50,487 +51%
KBC Group
113
KBC Group
Belgium
$7.02M -$6.34M -133,563 -47%
GAM
114
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$6.93M +$6.93M +145,856 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
115
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$6.7M +$6.7M +141,036 New
WFM
116
Wilmington Funds Management
Delaware
$6.53M -$534K -11,242 -8%
AIA
117
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$6.07M +$124K +2,608 +2%
Bank of Montreal
118
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6.02M +$39.2K +826 +0.7%
ProShare Advisors
119
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$5.95M +$4.91M +103,429 +474%
MLICM
120
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$5.75M +$34.1K +719 +0.6%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
121
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$5.48M -$161K -3,393 -3%
Comerica Bank
122
Comerica Bank
Texas
$5.47M -$256K -5,392 -4%
OCM
123
Otter Creek Management
Florida
$5.4M +$5.4M +113,708 New
MAM
124
Mizuho Asset Management
Japan
$5.34M -$6.04M -127,157 -53%
SG Americas Securities
125
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.2M +$2.22M +46,866 +75%