AstraZeneca
AZN
375 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.27B invested in AstraZeneca in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $79.6M
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 110
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.17B → $6.27B (+$100M)
0.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 7.12% → 7.8% (+0.69%)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 37
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 385 → 375 (-10)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$166M |
| 2 |
CI
Cambiar Investors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$144M |
| 3 |
CCM
Camber Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$85.6M |
| 4 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$72.1M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$53.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$35.7M |
| 2 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
-$28.8M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.8M |
| 4 |
JCM
Janney Capital Management
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$23.6M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$22M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1GA
401
1st Global Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$219K | -3,201 | Closed |
|
402
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$139K | -2,038 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
403
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$75K | -1,100 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
404
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$41K | -600 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
405
Parsons Capital Management
Providence,
Rhode Island
| – | -$29K | -425 | Closed |
|
|
LWCFA
406
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$21K | -310 | Closed |
|
|
BCMIO
407
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
| – | -$15K | -218 | Closed |
|
|
AF
408
Arrow Financial
Glens Falls,
New York
| – | -$10K | -144 | Closed |
|
|
IC
409
Intersect Capital
San Ramon,
California
| – | -$10K | -140 | Closed |
|
|
AC
410
Alexandria Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
| – | -$7K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
QI
411
QS Investors
New York
| – | -$5K | -80 | Closed |
|
|
FANJ
412
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | +$6.03K | +88 | New |
|
AZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
375 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AstraZeneca (AZN) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $6.27B — up 1.6% from $6.17B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of AZN and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 110 trimmed existing stakes and 139 added.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $166M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $35.7M sold.
- 375 institutional investors held AstraZeneca (AZN) as of Q2 2015, down from 385 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $6.27B of AstraZeneca stock for Q2 2015, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new AstraZeneca positions in Q2 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest AstraZeneca buyer in Q2 2015 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $166M added.
- The largest AstraZeneca seller in Q2 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $35.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.