AXIS Capital
278 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.17B invested in AXIS Capital in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
1,090% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.7M | Put options by funds: $3.42M
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 26
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.92B → $4.17B (+$251M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 272 → 278 (+6)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 99
0.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.8% → 91.01% (+0.21%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$135M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$43.8M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$34.7M |
| 4 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$31.1M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$25.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$104M |
| 2 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
-$71.6M |
| 3 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$36.3M |
| 4 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$25.2M |
| 5 |
MAMU
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$20M |
AXS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
278 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AXIS Capital (AXS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $4.17B — up 6.4% from $3.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new AXS positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $135M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $104M.
- 278 institutional investors held AXIS Capital (AXS) as of Q1 2019, up from 272 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $4.17B of AXIS Capital stock for Q1 2019, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new AXIS Capital positions in Q1 2019 and 26 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest AXIS Capital buyer in Q1 2019 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $135M added.
- The largest AXIS Capital seller in Q1 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $104M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.