AutoZone
571 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.4B invested in AutoZone in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 247 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
1.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.11% → 96.75% (+1.6%)
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $415M | Put options by funds: $382M
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.7B → $22.4B (-$237M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 588 → 571 (-17)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 21 (-2)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 56
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 247
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$364M |
| 2 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$75M |
| 3 |
TGA
Trilogy Global Advisors
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$33.3M |
| 4 |
QC
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$33.1M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$31.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$113M |
| 2 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$85.9M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$78.7M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$68.6M |
| 5 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$53.3M |
AZO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
571 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoZone (AZO) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $22.4B — down 1% from $22.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 56 funds closed out of AZO and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 247 trimmed existing stakes and 177 added.
The largest buyer was Nordea Investment Management, adding an estimated $364M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $113M sold.
- 571 institutional investors held AutoZone (AZO) as of Q2 2016, down from 588 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $22.4B of AutoZone stock for Q2 2016, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new AutoZone positions in Q2 2016 and 56 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest AutoZone buyer in Q2 2016 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $364M added.
- The largest AutoZone seller in Q2 2016 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $113M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.