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449 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.8B invested in AstraZeneca in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

308% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $138M | Put options by funds: $33.7M

228% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 25

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 47 (+3)

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 120

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.72B → $10.8B (+$2.1B)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 397449 (+52)

1.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.43%13.09% (+1.7%)

Holders
449
Holders Change
+52
Holders Change %
+13.1%
% of All Funds
11.98%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
82
Increased
154
Reduced
120
Closed
25
Calls
$138M
Puts
$33.7M
Net Calls
+$104M
Net Calls Change
+$35.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Adage Capital Partners
51
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$19.7M +$19.6M +300,000 New
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
52
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$19.5M +$248K +3,800 +1%
USAA
53
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$19.3M -$171K -2,623 -0.9%
Deutsche Bank
54
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$17.8M -$11.4M -173,937 -39%
CL
55
Chubb Ltd
Switzerland
$16.4M
MNA
56
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$16.3M +$268K +4,095 +2%
CIC
57
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$15.5M +$2.76M +42,195 +22%
TCM
58
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$15.2M -$3.6M -55,100 -19%
Capital World Investors
59
Capital World Investors
California
$15.1M
Natixis Advisors
60
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$14.8M +$337K +5,162 +2%
AAMU
61
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$14.7M -$15.8K -242 -0.1%
Macquarie Group
62
Macquarie Group
Australia
$14.1M +$4.94M +75,517 +54%
ACM
63
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$13.1M +$13M +198,762 New
First Trust Advisors
64
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$12.6M -$59.4K -909 -0.5%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
65
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$12.3M +$10.7M +163,572 +679%
VanEck Associates
66
VanEck Associates
New York
$11.8M -$1.32M -20,200 -10%
SB
67
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$11.2M +$6.62M +101,242 +146%
RHBC
68
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$11.1M +$10.1M +154,850 +1,106%
Stifel Financial
69
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$10.3M +$4.31M +65,861 +73%
Citadel Advisors
70
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$10.1M +$4.38M +67,019 +77%
HighTower Advisors
71
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$9.91M -$712K -10,890 -7%
AWCI
72
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$9.91M
RG
73
Redmile Group
California
$9.47M +$9.42M +144,178 New
BPC
74
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$9.46M +$211K +3,224 +2%
PNAA
75
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$9.45M +$201K +3,074 +2%

AZN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

449 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AstraZeneca (AZN) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $10.8B — up 24% from $8.72B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new AZN positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Dodge & Cox, adding an estimated $316M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $212M.

  • 449 institutional investors held AstraZeneca (AZN) as of Q3 2016, up from 397 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $10.8B of AstraZeneca stock for Q3 2016, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new AstraZeneca positions in Q3 2016 and 25 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
  • The largest AstraZeneca buyer in Q3 2016 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $316M added.
  • The largest AstraZeneca seller in Q3 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $212M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.