Ball Corp
BALL
434 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.15B invested in Ball Corp in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 171 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
138% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.55M | Put options by funds: $1.91M
69% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 35
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.73B → $7.15B (+$420M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 417 → 434 (+17)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
0.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 153.74% → 153.31% (-0.42%)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 171
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$103M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$76.2M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$45.1M |
| 4 |
NA
Navellier & Associates
Reno,
Nevada
|
+$32.2M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$28.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$76.6M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$62.8M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$55.8M |
| 4 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$46.8M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$34.6M |
BALL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
434 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ball Corp (BALL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $7.15B — up 6.2% from $6.73B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new BALL positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 135 added to existing stakes and 171 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $76.6M.
- 434 institutional investors held Ball Corp (BALL) as of Q4 2014, up from 417 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $7.15B of Ball Corp stock for Q4 2014, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Ball Corp positions in Q4 2014 and 35 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Ball Corp buyer in Q4 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $103M added.
- The largest Ball Corp seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $76.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.