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591 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.6B invested in AutoZone in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 150 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 42

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.07B | Put options by funds: $626M

46% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 19 (+6)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.3B → $18.6B (+$2.3B)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 536 → 591 (+55)

3.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.11% → 95.93% (-3.2%)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 150 | Existing positions reduced: 242

Holders
591
Holders Change
+55
Holders Change %
+10.26%
% of All Funds
13.4%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+46.15%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
101
Increased
150
Reduced
242
Closed
42
Calls
$1.07B
Puts
$626M
Net Calls
+$440M
Net Calls Change
+$52.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$262M
2
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
+$262M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$208M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$204M
5
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
+$107M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$716M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$327M
3
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
-$176M
4
CGI
CI Global Investments
California
-$144M
5
SI
Sentry Investments
Ontario, Canada
-$139M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MM
226
Midas Management
New York
$3.52M +$3.16M +4,950 New
DT
227
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$3.52M -$380K -595 -11%
OC
228
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$3.51M -$858K -1,343 -21%
DIA
229
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$3.46M +$7.03K +11 +0.2%
IA
230
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$3.38M +$81.2K +127 +3%
NAM
231
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$3.37M +$3.03M +4,739 New
AQR Capital Management
232
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.36M +$155K +242 +5%
EF
233
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$3.34M +$1.52M +2,373 +102%
WEC
234
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$3.33M -$119K -186 -4%
MOACM
235
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$3.32M -$330K -516 -10%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
236
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$3.27M +$6.39K +10 +0.2%
BMO
237
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$3.2M – – –
EIM
238
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$3.11M -$477K -747 -15%
Bank of Nova Scotia
239
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$3.08M -$603K -943 -18%
MCIM
240
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$3.01M -$89.5K -140 -3%
AP
241
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$3M +$571K +893 +27%
BC
242
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.9M +$373K +583 +17%
CC
243
Cognios Capital
Kansas
$2.89M -$1.17M -1,829 -31%
ST
244
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$2.86M -$150K -235 -6%
KBC Group
245
KBC Group
Belgium
$2.86M -$834K -1,304 -24%
ACM
246
American Capital Management
New York
$2.8M -$291K -455 -10%
KFA
247
Kays Financial Advisory
Georgia
$2.74M +$40.9K +64 +2%
CIBC Asset Management
248
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.73M -$76.7K -120 -3%
MSA
249
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.73M -$39K -61 -2%
Nomura Asset Management
250
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.71M +$6.39K +10 +0.3%
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AZO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

591 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoZone (AZO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $18.6B — up 14% from $16.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new AZO positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 59 holders — while 150 added to existing stakes and 242 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $262M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $716M.

  • 591 institutional investors held AutoZone (AZO) as of Q4 2017, up from 536 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $18.6B of AutoZone stock for Q4 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new AutoZone positions in Q4 2017 and 42 closed out, a net change of +59 holders.
  • The largest AutoZone buyer in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $262M added.
  • The largest AutoZone seller in Q4 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $716M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.