Ball Corp
BALL
465 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.3B invested in Ball Corp in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 199 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
56% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 14 (+5)
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.6B → $13.3B (+$2.77B)
25% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $66.9M | Put options by funds: $53.4M
3.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.08% → 88.12% (+3%)
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 54
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 466 → 465 (-1)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 199
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$144M |
| 2 |
RC
Rivulet Capital
Summit,
New Jersey
|
+$126M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$125M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$59.3M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$54.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$60.3M |
| 2 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$37.4M |
| 3 |
SC
Sasco Capital
Fairfield,
Connecticut
|
-$34.6M |
| 4 |
LHC
Lodge Hill Capital
New York
|
-$32.1M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$31M |
BALL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
465 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ball Corp (BALL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $13.3B — up 26% from $10.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new BALL positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 128 added to existing stakes and 199 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Dodge & Cox, opening a new position worth an estimated $144M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $60.3M.
- 465 institutional investors held Ball Corp (BALL) as of Q3 2018, down from 466 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $13.3B of Ball Corp stock for Q3 2018, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Ball Corp positions in Q3 2018 and 54 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Ball Corp buyer in Q3 2018 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $144M added.
- The largest Ball Corp seller in Q3 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $60.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.