Ashland
309 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.1B invested in Ashland in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 123 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.82M | Put options by funds: $8.54M
0.9% less ownership
Funds ownership: 97.19% → 96.29% (-0.9%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.22B → $5.1B (-$119M)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 331 → 309 (-22)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 123
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 6 (-3)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 50
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$175M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$86.6M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$30M |
| 5 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$25.7M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$86.4M |
| 2 |
IAM
Iridian Asset Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$68M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$67.8M |
| 4 |
NCMU
NAYA Capital Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$36.2M |
| 5 |
AC
Albar Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$34.3M |
ASH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
309 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ashland (ASH) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $5.1B — down 2.3% from $5.22B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of ASH and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 123 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $175M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $86.4M.
- 309 institutional investors held Ashland (ASH) as of Q2 2021, down from 331 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $5.1B of Ashland stock for Q2 2021, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Ashland positions in Q2 2021 and 50 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
- The largest Ashland buyer in Q2 2021 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $175M added.
- The largest Ashland seller in Q2 2021 was Millennium Management, an estimated $86.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.