Ashland
364 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.86B invested in Ashland in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
60% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $223M | Put options by funds: $140M
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 33
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 106
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.42B → $6.86B (+$442M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 347 → 364 (+17)
2.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 183.47% → 185.92% (+2.5%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$132M |
| 2 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$127M |
| 3 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$93.3M |
| 4 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$83.8M |
| 5 |
PC
PointState Capital
New York
|
+$63.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$204M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$174M |
| 3 |
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$152M |
| 4 |
AIM
Atlantic Investment Management
New York
|
-$72.5M |
| 5 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
-$36.1M |
ASH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
364 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ashland (ASH) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $6.86B — up 6.9% from $6.42B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new ASH positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 135 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $132M. The largest seller was TIAA CREF Investment Management, cutting an estimated $204M.
- 364 institutional investors held Ashland (ASH) as of Q4 2013, up from 347 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $6.86B of Ashland stock for Q4 2013, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new Ashland positions in Q4 2013 and 33 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Ashland buyer in Q4 2013 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $132M added.
- The largest Ashland seller in Q4 2013 was TIAA CREF Investment Management, an estimated $204M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.