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536 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.3B invested in AutoZone in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 187 increasing their positions, 186 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.06B | Put options by funds: $672M

30% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 13 (+3)

1.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 97.75% → 99.11% (+1.4%)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 68

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.6B → $16.3B (+$676M)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 186

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 538 → 536 (-2)

Holders
536
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.37%
% of All Funds
13.36%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
73
Increased
187
Reduced
186
Closed
68
Calls
$1.06B
Puts
$672M
Net Calls
+$387M
Net Calls Change
+$7.16M

Top Buyers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$277M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$249M
3
BGC
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
+$166M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$151M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$147M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$937M
2
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
-$240M
3
MIHAS
Maj Invest Holding A/S
Denmark
-$84.7M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$73.3M
5
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
-$59.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACI
176
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$4.88M – – –
HCM
177
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$4.76M +$4.26M +8,000 New
NFA
178
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$4.71M -$48.5K -91 -1%
American Century Companies
179
American Century Companies
Missouri
$4.64M -$6.44M -12,100 -61%
TPSF
180
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$4.62M -$76.2K -143 -2%
Comerica Bank
181
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.39M -$12.3K -23 -0.3%
MFAM
182
Motley Fool Asset Management
Virginia
$4.34M – – –
Korea Investment Corp
183
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$4.33M -$905K -1,700 -19%
FAF
184
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$4.23M +$42.1K +79 +1%
OPCM
185
Osborne Partners Capital Management
California
$4.21M +$3.77M +7,080 New
Macquarie Group
186
Macquarie Group
Australia
$4.2M -$3.69M -6,934 -50%
BCM
187
Bowie Capital Management
Texas
$4.17M -$533K -1,000 -13%
ACC
188
Accident Compensation Corp
New Zealand
$4.12M -$479K -900 -12%
Twin Tree Management
189
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$4.08M +$2.41M +4,518 +193%
TC
190
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$4.05M +$100K +188 +3%
Aberdeen Group
191
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$3.99M +$3.57M +6,706 New
UBS Group
192
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.91M -$1.46M -2,745 -29%
LCM
193
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$3.81M +$3.41M +6,400 New
NMIMC
194
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$3.74M -$93.2K -175 -3%
OC
195
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$3.73M +$524K +983 +19%
CCP
196
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$3.71M +$3.2K +6 +0.1%
BRIM
197
Broad Run Investment Management
Virginia
$3.7M +$218K +409 +7%
HIMCH
198
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$3.56M -$49.5K -93 -2%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
199
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$3.51M -$11.7K -22 -0.4%
CC
200
Cognios Capital
Kansas
$3.51M -$289K -543 -8%
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AZO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

536 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoZone (AZO) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $16.3B — up 4.3% from $15.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new AZO positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 187 added to existing stakes and 186 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lazard Asset Management, adding an estimated $277M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $937M.

  • 536 institutional investors held AutoZone (AZO) as of Q3 2017, down from 538 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $16.3B of AutoZone stock for Q3 2017, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new AutoZone positions in Q3 2017 and 68 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest AutoZone buyer in Q3 2017 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $277M added.
  • The largest AutoZone seller in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $937M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.