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483 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in Best Buy in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 159 increasing their positions, 181 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 62

5.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.66% → 86.51% (+5.8%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 467 → 483 (+16)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11B → $11.5B (+$469M)

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $193M | Put options by funds: $202M

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 159 | Existing positions reduced: 181

73% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 3 (-8)

Holders
483
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+3.43%
% of All Funds
12.87%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-72.73%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
83
Increased
159
Reduced
181
Closed
62
Calls
$193M
Puts
$202M
Net Calls
-$8.79M
Net Calls Change
+$50.2M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$571M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$166M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$102M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$94M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$72.4M

Top Sellers

1
MAM
Majedie Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$52.1M
2
CIC
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
-$47M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$45.2M
4
CANY
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
-$43.2M
5
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$43.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.51B -$33.4M -873,092 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.16B +$571M +14,919,716 +95%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.05B +$94M +2,458,222 +10%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$478M -$24.8M -648,093 -5%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$353M -$608K -15,896 -0.2%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$345M -$39.8M -1,041,380 -10%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$298M -$17.6M -461,053 -6%
Fidelity International
8
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$248M +$45.6M +1,192,870 +22%
TCIM
9
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$241M +$2.18M +57,070 +0.9%
AQR Capital Management
10
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$223M +$102M +2,658,570 +82%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$212M +$166M +4,332,674 +341%
Brown Advisory
12
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$168M -$43.1M -1,127,446 -20%
ETC
13
Evercore Trust Company
New York
$165M -$3.36M -87,806 -2%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$153M +$2.12M +55,354 +1%
O
15
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$149M +$12.2M +317,900 +9%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$139M +$158K +4,137 +0.1%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$136M -$40.9M -1,069,617 -23%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$128M -$4.7M -122,952 -4%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$123M +$4.09M +107,006 +3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
20
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$116M +$9.06M +236,760 +8%
JHIU
21
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$111M +$72.4M +1,891,400 +181%
TA
22
Teachers Advisors
New York
$110M -$6.38M -166,717 -5%
BG
23
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$99.4M -$5.33M -139,325 -5%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$98.8M +$10.6M +276,161 +12%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$97.3M +$54.5K +1,425 +0.1%
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BBY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

483 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Best Buy (BBY) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $11.5B — up 4.3% from $11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new BBY positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 159 added to existing stakes and 181 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $571M. The largest seller was Majedie Asset Management, cutting an estimated $52.1M.

  • 483 institutional investors held Best Buy (BBY) as of Q1 2015, up from 467 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $11.5B of Best Buy stock for Q1 2015, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new Best Buy positions in Q1 2015 and 62 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Best Buy buyer in Q1 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $571M added.
  • The largest Best Buy seller in Q1 2015 was Majedie Asset Management, an estimated $52.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.