AutoZone
694 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.3B invested in AutoZone in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 249 increasing their positions, 268 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.9B → $25.3B (+$1.32B)
1.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.21% → 95.7% (+1.5%)
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 65
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 249 | Existing positions reduced: 268
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 704 → 694 (-10)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 22 (-1)
25% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $528M | Put options by funds: $707M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$417M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$274M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$177M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$159M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$698M |
| 2 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$208M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$122M |
| 4 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
-$104M |
| 5 |
BAM
Burgundy Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$88.7M |
AZO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
694 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoZone (AZO) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $25.3B — up 5.5% from $23.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new AZO positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 249 added to existing stakes and 268 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ninety One (UK), adding an estimated $417M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $698M.
- 694 institutional investors held AutoZone (AZO) as of Q2 2019, down from 704 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $25.3B of AutoZone stock for Q2 2019, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new AutoZone positions in Q2 2019 and 65 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest AutoZone buyer in Q2 2019 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $417M added.
- The largest AutoZone seller in Q2 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $698M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.