AXIS Capital
466 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.15B invested in AXIS Capital in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 209 increasing their positions, 155 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
39% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.21M | Put options by funds: $4.47M
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 209 | Existing positions reduced: 155
2.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.61% → 95.39% (+2.8%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 482 → 466 (-16)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.64B → $7.15B (-$484M)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FGP
Freestone Grove Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
+$97.1M |
| 2 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$39.4M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$34.9M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$31.3M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$30.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$116M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$111M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$45.7M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$33.1M |
| 5 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$28.5M |
AXS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
466 of the 8,187 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AXIS Capital (AXS) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $7.15B — down 6.3% from $7.64B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of AXS and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 155 trimmed existing stakes and 209 added.
The largest buyer was Freestone Grove Partners, adding an estimated $97.1M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $116M sold.
- 466 institutional investors held AXIS Capital (AXS) as of Q1 2026, down from 482 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $7.15B of AXIS Capital stock for Q1 2026, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new AXIS Capital positions in Q1 2026 and 58 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest AXIS Capital buyer in Q1 2026 was Freestone Grove Partners, an estimated $97.1M added.
- The largest AXIS Capital seller in Q1 2026 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $116M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.