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553 hedge funds and large institutions have $24B invested in Broadcom in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 44

81% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 38 (+17)

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.7B → $24B (+$5.26B)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 507 → 553 (+46)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $269M | Put options by funds: $264M

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 221

Holders
553
Holders Change
+46
Holders Change %
+9.07%
% of All Funds
14.73%
Holding in Top 10
38
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80.95%
% of All Funds
1.01%
New
96
Increased
194
Reduced
221
Closed
44
Calls
$269M
Puts
$264M
Net Calls
+$5.08M
Net Calls Change
-$12.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
+$282M
2
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
+$171M
3
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
+$148M
4
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$137M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$123M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WBC
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
-$272M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$231M
3
Coatue Management
Coatue Management
New York
-$182M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$177M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
26
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$205M -$5.94M -517,700 -3%
LAM
27
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$203M +$257K +22,390 +0.1%
FAM
28
Fred Alger Management
New York
$200M -$23.8M -2,074,520 -12%
Boston Partners
29
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$193M -$9.92M -865,030 -5%
Allianz Asset Management
30
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$191M -$30.9M -2,691,730 -15%
Citadel Advisors
31
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$167M +$15.4M +1,345,450 +11%
HCM
32
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
$163M +$148M +12,871,680 New
American Century Companies
33
American Century Companies
Missouri
$159M -$48.6M -4,239,620 -25%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$155M +$31M +2,700,020 +28%
Bessemer Group
35
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$144M +$3.46M +301,570 +3%
Victory Capital Management
36
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$144M -$7.21M -628,480 -5%
MAA
37
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$143M -$5.66M -494,020 -4%
TCP
38
Tourbillon Capital Partners
New York
$133M +$46.4M +4,050,000 +63%
Federated Hermes
39
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$126M -$4.97M -433,730 -4%
RCM
40
Roystone Capital Management
New York
$125M +$113M +9,815,000 New
TA
41
Teachers Advisors
New York
$123M +$11.8M +1,032,190 +12%
Prudential Financial
42
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$119M +$54M +4,709,900 +101%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$115M – – –
PI
44
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$111M +$73.7M +6,424,760 +273%
UBS AM
45
UBS AM
Illinois
$108M -$4.55M -397,130 -4%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
46
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$107M +$1.98M +173,020 +2%
AllianceBernstein
47
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$105M -$10.3M -894,650 -10%
FCM
48
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$103M -$16M -1,393,620 -15%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
49
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$101M +$17M +1,485,020 +23%
CAM
50
Contour Asset Management
New York
$98.3M -$3.83M -333,820 -4%
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AVGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

553 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Broadcom (AVGO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $24B — up 28% from $18.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new AVGO positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 194 added to existing stakes and 221 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sculptor Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $282M. The largest seller was Westpac Banking Corp, cutting an estimated $272M.

  • 553 institutional investors held Broadcom (AVGO) as of Q1 2015, up from 507 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $24B of Broadcom stock for Q1 2015, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 96 funds opened new Broadcom positions in Q1 2015 and 44 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
  • The largest Broadcom buyer in Q1 2015 was Sculptor Capital, an estimated $282M added.
  • The largest Broadcom seller in Q1 2015 was Westpac Banking Corp, an estimated $272M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.