Ashland
385 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.87B invested in Ashland in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 169 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
153% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $310M | Put options by funds: $123M
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.74B → $7.87B (+$137M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 13 (0)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 396 → 385 (-11)
8.36% less ownership
Funds ownership: 190.9% → 182.54% (-8.4%)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 47
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 169
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$135M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$76.2M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$70.6M |
| 4 |
BCM
Barometer Capital Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$30.8M |
| 5 |
BWCA
Brenner West Capital Advisors
New York
|
+$30.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$83.5M |
| 2 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
-$77.2M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$71.1M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$54.1M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$42M |
ASH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
385 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ashland (ASH) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $7.87B — up 1.8% from $7.74B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of ASH and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 169 trimmed existing stakes and 101 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $135M. The largest seller was abrdn Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $83.5M sold.
- 385 institutional investors held Ashland (ASH) as of Q1 2015, down from 396 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $7.87B of Ashland stock for Q1 2015, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Ashland positions in Q1 2015 and 47 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Ashland buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $135M 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.