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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 45 (+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: 385375 (-10)

Holders
375
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-2.6%
% of All Funds
10.11%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
34
Increased
139
Reduced
110
Closed
37
Calls
$107M
Puts
$79.6M
Net Calls
+$27.9M
Net Calls Change
-$51.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PP
51
PDT Partners
New York
$11M +$11.8M +172,317 New
LSV Asset Management
52
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$10.5M
Barclays
53
Barclays
United Kingdom
$10.4M +$7.02M +102,462 +165%
D.E. Shaw & Co
54
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$10.3M +$5.77M +84,278 +108%
NIMC
55
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
$9.76M +$6.91M +100,990 +193%
Citigroup
56
Citigroup
New York
$9.11M +$7.71M +112,611 +371%
CPIM
57
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$8.77M +$3.89M +56,854 +70%
Comerica Bank
58
Comerica Bank
Texas
$8.63M +$4.97M +72,597 +115%
TCIM
59
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$8.56M -$3.97M -58,000 -30%
CIP
60
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$7.59M -$193K -2,815 -2%
GF
61
Gabelli Funds
New York
$7.42M -$75.3K -1,100 -0.9%
Stifel Financial
62
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.14M +$5.14M +75,067 +75%
AAM
63
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$7.06M -$80.4K -1,175 -1%
MSR
64
Main Street Research
Connecticut
$7.02M +$104K +1,522 +1%
HSBC Holdings
65
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$6.78M +$51.8K +756 +0.7%
GCC
66
Guardian Capital (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$6.57M +$1.91M +27,930 +37%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
67
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$6.49M +$615K +8,984 +10%
CS
68
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.44M +$2.19M +31,963 +46%
HVC
69
Healthcare Value Capital
New Jersey
$6.37M
M&T Bank
70
M&T Bank
New York
$6.37M +$575K +8,400 +9%
LPL Financial
71
LPL Financial
California
$6.3M -$538K -7,860 -8%
First Trust Advisors
72
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.81M -$298K -4,354 -5%
MPM
73
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$5.71M -$51K -745 -0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
74
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.53M -$3.04M -44,465 -34%
GG
75
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$5.49M -$10.3K -150 -0.2%

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.