AXIS Capital
271 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.91B invested in AXIS Capital in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
778% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34M | Put options by funds: $3.87M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
0.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.73% → 90.8% (+0.07%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 289 → 271 (-18)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.41B → $3.91B (-$503M)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 56
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 112
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$43.8M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$39.9M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$31.3M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$29.2M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$28.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$101M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$55.9M |
| 3 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$51.6M |
| 4 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
-$35.2M |
| 5 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
-$30.1M |
AXS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
271 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AXIS Capital (AXS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.91B — down 11% from $4.41B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 56 funds closed out of AXS and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 112 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $43.8M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $101M.
- 271 institutional investors held AXIS Capital (AXS) as of Q4 2018, down from 289 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $3.91B of AXIS Capital stock for Q4 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new AXIS Capital positions in Q4 2018 and 56 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest AXIS Capital buyer in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $43.8M added.
- The largest AXIS Capital seller in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $101M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.