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318 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.57B invested in Axalta in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 130 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $171M | Put options by funds: $99.5M

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 105

0.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 100.4%99.62% (-0.78%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 347318 (-29)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.04B → $5.57B (-$1.48B)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 78

63% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 83 (-5)

Holders
318
Holders Change
-29
Holders Change %
-8.36%
% of All Funds
7.09%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-62.5%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
52
Increased
130
Reduced
105
Closed
78
Calls
$171M
Puts
$99.5M
Net Calls
+$72M
Net Calls Change
-$45.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Berkshire Hathaway
1
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$568M
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$452M +$7.72M +310,695 +2%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
3
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$259M +$11M +444,255 +4%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$256M +$1.6M +64,482 +0.6%
DVI
5
Deccan Value Investors
Connecticut
$202M +$49.5M +1,992,297 +30%
SCM
6
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
$192M -$970K -39,055 -0.5%
SCP
7
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
$175M +$30.4M +1,222,927 +20%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
8
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$141M -$10.7M -430,069 -7%
Massachusetts Financial Services
9
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$134M +$21M +844,587 +17%
Millennium Management
10
Millennium Management
New York
$122M +$75.2M +3,025,348 +140%
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$109M -$6.19M -249,028 -5%
FP
12
FPR Partners
California
$108M -$34.1M -1,374,506 -23%
PIMC
13
Praesidium Investment Management Company
New York
$103M +$9.87M +397,507 +10%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$99.9M +$2.46M +98,910 +2%
BBHC
15
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$90.5M +$51.4M +2,070,534 +115%
Artisan Partners
16
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$89M -$3.83M -154,091 -4%
Parnassus Investments
17
Parnassus Investments
California
$84M +$1.86M +75,000 +2%
WRF
18
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$82M +$263K +10,604 +0.3%
William Blair Investment Management
19
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$79.4M -$14.9M -598,179 -15%
Fidelity Investments
20
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$77.2M -$84.5M -3,401,006 -51%
Bessemer Group
21
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$75.6M -$31.6M -1,272,158 -28%
FPA
22
First Pacific Advisors
California
$71.8M -$6.98M -281,149 -8%
CB
23
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$71.7M +$27.5M +1,105,054 +57%
SCM
24
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$70.5M +$2.32M +93,394 +3%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$70.3M -$3.99M -160,724 -5%

AXTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

318 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Axalta (AXTA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $5.57B — down 21% from $7.04B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 78 funds closed out of AXTA and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 105 trimmed existing stakes and 130 added.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $75.2M. The largest seller was Highfields Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $113M sold.

  • 318 institutional investors held Axalta (AXTA) as of Q4 2018, down from 347 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.57B of Axalta stock for Q4 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Axalta positions in Q4 2018 and 78 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
  • The largest Axalta buyer in Q4 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $75.2M added.
  • The largest Axalta seller in Q4 2018 was Highfields Capital Management, an estimated $113M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.