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464 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.2B invested in AutoZone in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 207 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.21%92.68% (+0.47%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 485464 (-21)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.1B → $15.2B (-$885M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 207

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $299M | Put options by funds: $438M

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 64 (-2)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 48

Holders
464
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-4.33%
% of All Funds
13.46%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
31
Increased
144
Reduced
207
Closed
48
Calls
$299M
Puts
$438M
Net Calls
-$139M
Net Calls Change
-$27.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.05B +$127M +241,946 +6%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$945M -$27.3M -51,851 -3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$878M +$8.42M +15,991 +0.9%
Massachusetts Financial Services
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$827M +$136M +258,010 +19%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$698M +$11M +20,810 +2%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$650M -$98.2M -186,526 -13%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$548M +$95.1M +180,500 +20%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
8
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$503M -$2.48M -4,700 -0.5%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$478M -$6.72M -12,762 -1%
JHIU
10
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$305M +$23.3M +44,290 +8%
O
11
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$300M -$58.5M -111,171 -16%
American Century Companies
12
American Century Companies
Missouri
$285M +$61.2M +116,187 +26%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$247M +$7.51M +14,257 +3%
BG
14
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$226M +$18.1M +34,290 +8%
IAM
15
Iridian Asset Management
Connecticut
$226M -$86.5M -164,175 -27%
Nordea Investment Management
16
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$226M +$154M +292,565 +194%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$208M -$7.89M -14,991 -4%
Principal Financial Group
18
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$206M +$1.47M +2,786 +0.7%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$205M -$8.4M -15,949 -4%
SOMRS
20
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$170M +$15.7M +29,800 +10%
TCIM
21
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$158M -$1.3M -2,459 -0.8%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$139M +$2.2M +4,169 +2%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
23
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$131M -$2.95M -5,600 -2%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$118M -$3.03M -5,759 -2%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$104M +$8.14M +15,455 +8%

AZO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

464 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoZone (AZO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $15.2B — down 5.5% from $16.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of AZO and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 207 trimmed existing stakes and 144 added.

The largest buyer was Nordea Investment Management, adding an estimated $154M. The largest seller was Fidelity International, exiting entirely with an estimated $140M sold.

  • 464 institutional investors held AutoZone (AZO) as of Q3 2014, down from 485 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $15.2B of AutoZone stock for Q3 2014, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new AutoZone positions in Q3 2014 and 48 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest AutoZone buyer in Q3 2014 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $154M added.
  • The largest AutoZone seller in Q3 2014 was Fidelity International, an estimated $140M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.