American Water Works
479 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.65B invested in American Water Works in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 167 increasing their positions, 168 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 31
78% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.5M | Put options by funds: $6.45M
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 18 (+2)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.1B → $7.65B (+$548M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 452 → 479 (+27)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 168
2.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.28% → 80.07% (-2.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$67.7M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$34.9M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24.4M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$21M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$19.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$140M |
| 2 |
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$35.9M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$24.8M |
| 4 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$24.1M |
| 5 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$17.9M |
AWK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
479 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Water Works (AWK) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $7.65B — up 7.7% from $7.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new AWK positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 167 added to existing stakes and 168 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Stifel Financial, adding an estimated $67.7M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $140M.
- 479 institutional investors held American Water Works (AWK) as of Q4 2014, up from 452 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $7.65B of American Water Works stock for Q4 2014, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new American Water Works positions in Q4 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest American Water Works buyer in Q4 2014 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $67.7M added.
- The largest American Water Works seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $140M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.