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346 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.05B invested in Axalta in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 119 increasing their positions, 95 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 50

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 95

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 300 → 346 (+46)

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $57.3M | Put options by funds: $51.4M

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.26B → $8.05B (+$788M)

1.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 103.24% → 102.13% (-1.1%)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 9 (-2)

Holders
346
Holders Change
+46
Holders Change %
+15.33%
% of All Funds
7.85%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
98
Increased
119
Reduced
95
Closed
50
Calls
$57.3M
Puts
$51.4M
Net Calls
+$5.88M
Net Calls Change
+$4.59M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$189M
2
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
+$75.2M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$52.6M
4
MWA
Marshall Wace Asia
Hong Kong
+$49.1M
5
CIM
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
+$43.1M

Top Sellers

1
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
-$145M
2
BWA
Brave Warrior Advisors
New York
-$109M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$108M
4
FP
FPR Partners
California
-$84.4M
5
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$71.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Berkshire Hathaway
1
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$755M – – –
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$606M +$7.43M +234,549 +1%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$495M -$108M -3,408,333 -18%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
4
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$332M -$1M -31,592 -0.3%
DSA
5
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$310M +$5.54M +174,808 +2%
SA
6
SQ Advisors
Florida
$248M +$2.83M +89,223 +1%
Norges Bank
7
Norges Bank
Norway
$242M -$56.9M -1,795,745 -19%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
8
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$226M +$36.6M +1,156,400 +20%
DVI
9
Deccan Value Investors
Connecticut
$226M -$9.49M -299,700 -4%
Franklin Resources
10
Franklin Resources
California
$210M -$31.2M -985,562 -13%
HCM
11
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$193M +$189M +5,952,284 New
FP
12
FPR Partners
California
$181M -$84.4M -2,666,364 -32%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$146M +$34.9M +1,103,205 +32%
SCM
14
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
$144M +$75.2M +2,375,285 +114%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$125M +$3.12M +98,404 +3%
William Blair Investment Management
16
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$123M -$16.2M -512,898 -12%
PIMC
17
Praesidium Investment Management Company
New York
$114M +$3.06M +96,744 +3%
SCM
18
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$111M -$11M -347,417 -9%
FPA
19
First Pacific Advisors
California
$110M +$30.2M +954,147 +39%
Artisan Partners
20
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$109M +$3.23M +101,926 +3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
21
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$109M -$23.7M -748,038 -18%
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$102M +$42.7M +1,349,093 +75%
WRF
23
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$87M +$18.8M +593,735 +28%
Janus Henderson Group
24
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$85.4M +$4.4M +138,900 +6%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$84.7M -$1.18M -37,349 -1%
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AXTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

346 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Axalta (AXTA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $8.05B — up 11% from $7.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new AXTA positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 119 added to existing stakes and 95 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Highfields Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $189M. The largest seller was Senator Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $145M sold.

  • 346 institutional investors held Axalta (AXTA) as of Q4 2017, up from 300 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $8.05B of Axalta stock for Q4 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Axalta positions in Q4 2017 and 50 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest Axalta buyer in Q4 2017 was Highfields Capital Management, an estimated $189M added.
  • The largest Axalta seller in Q4 2017 was Senator Investment Group, an estimated $145M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.