AutoZone
591 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.5B invested in AutoZone in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 234 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.5B → $18.5B (+$2.03B)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $747M | Put options by funds: $731M
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 66
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 16 (0)
0.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.18% → 92.93% (-0.26%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 596 → 591 (-5)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 234
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$167M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$71.8M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$62.5M |
| 4 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
+$59.1M |
| 5 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$57.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$189M |
| 2 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$142M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$101M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$96.5M |
| 5 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$76.8M |
AZO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
591 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoZone (AZO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $18.5B — up 12% from $16.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new AZO positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 170 added to existing stakes and 234 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $167M. The largest seller was Nordea Investment Management, cutting an estimated $189M.
- 591 institutional investors held AutoZone (AZO) as of Q3 2018, down from 596 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $18.5B of AutoZone stock for Q3 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new AutoZone positions in Q3 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest AutoZone buyer in Q3 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $167M added.
- The largest AutoZone seller in Q3 2018 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $189M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.