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384 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.81B invested in Ashland in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 167 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

153% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $310M | Put options by funds: $123M

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.02B → $7.81B (+$783M)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1213 (+1)

7.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 173.6%181.29% (+7.7%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 395384 (-11)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 48

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 167

Holders
384
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-2.78%
% of All Funds
10.23%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
42
Increased
101
Reduced
167
Closed
48
Calls
$310M
Puts
$123M
Net Calls
+$187M
Net Calls Change
+$101M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$864M +$70.6M +1,166,141 +9%
JP
2
Jana Partners
New York
$666M +$647M +10,690,085 New
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$600M -$27.3M -450,776 -4%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$574M +$28.7M +474,153 +5%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$282M -$4.28M -70,686 -2%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$254M +$10.3M +170,461 +4%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$243M +$7.72M +127,576 +3%
ETC
8
Evercore Trust Company
New York
$194M -$7.89M -130,238 -4%
Principal Financial Group
9
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$172M -$22.5M -371,471 -12%
Neuberger Berman Group
10
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$171M -$5.86M -96,757 -3%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$154M +$135M +2,234,592 +938%
WCM
12
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$151M -$9.9M -163,426 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$124M +$76.2M +1,258,758 +172%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$122M -$3.85M -63,542 -3%
VFA
15
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$108M -$31.9M -526,027 -23%
OA
16
Omega Advisors
New York
$104M -$6.47M -106,902 -6%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$98.1M -$71.1M -1,173,632 -43%
HP
18
Holowesko Partners
Bahamas
$96.2M
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$94.3M +$8.05M +132,950 +10%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$83.1M -$1.93M -31,846 -2%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$78.4M -$3.74M -61,700 -5%
TCIM
22
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$74.3M -$21.8M -360,226 -23%
KI
23
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$66.6M -$62.5K -1,032 -0.1%
PP
24
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$56.5M -$4.62M -76,242 -8%
Balyasny Asset Management
25
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$56.3M -$38.9M -643,183 -42%

ASH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

384 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ashland (ASH) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $7.81B — up 11% from $7.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of ASH and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 167 trimmed existing stakes and 101 added.

The largest buyer was Jana Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $647M. The largest seller was abrdn Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $83.5M sold.

  • 384 institutional investors held Ashland (ASH) as of Q1 2015, down from 395 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $7.81B of Ashland stock for Q1 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Ashland positions in Q1 2015 and 48 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Ashland buyer in Q1 2015 was Jana Partners, an estimated $647M added.
  • The largest Ashland seller in Q1 2015 was abrdn Investment Management, an estimated $83.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.