British American Tobacco
BTI
332 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.52B invested in British American Tobacco in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
287% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $41.3M
68% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 28
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.08B → $7.52B (+$448M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 316 → 332 (+16)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 111
0.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 5.72% → 5.9% (+0.18%)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$247M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$152M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$144M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$91.3M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$64.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$168M |
| 2 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
-$91.9M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$85.1M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$47.7M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$45.9M |
BTI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
332 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in British American Tobacco (BTI) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $7.52B — up 6.3% from $7.08B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new BTI positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $168M.
- 332 institutional investors held British American Tobacco (BTI) as of Q2 2017, up from 316 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $7.52B of British American Tobacco stock for Q2 2017, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new British American Tobacco positions in Q2 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest British American Tobacco buyer in Q2 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $247M added.
- The largest British American Tobacco seller in Q2 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $168M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.