AB InBev
BUD
490 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.7B invested in AB InBev in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
404% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.75B | Put options by funds: $348M
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 46
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 153
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 465 → 490 (+25)
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 24 (+1)
0.36% more ownership
Funds ownership: 5.89% → 6.25% (+0.36%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.3B → $10.7B (-$690M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$543M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$443M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$365M |
| 4 |
Tiger Global Management
New York
|
+$219M |
| 5 |
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
|
+$196M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$358M |
| 2 |
YCMGA
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
|
-$265M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$163M |
| 4 |
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
El Segundo,
California
|
-$101M |
| 5 |
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
|
-$98.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
B
526
BancorpSouth
Tupelo,
Mississippi
| – | -$204K | -1,690 | Closed |
|
|
FANJ
527
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | -$121K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
528
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
| – | -$109K | -900 | Closed |
|
|
JT
529
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$62K | -512 | Closed |
|
|
CFG
530
CKW Financial Group
Honolulu,
Hawaii
| – | -$53K | -437 | Closed |
|
|
SSG
531
Summit Securities Group
New York
| – | -$48K | -397 | Closed |
|
|
TWMP
532
Taylor Wealth Management Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$12K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
FWM
533
Focused Wealth Management
Newburgh,
New York
| – | -$10K | -83 | Closed |
|
|
CFSG
534
Community Financial Services Group
Newport,
Vermont
| – | -$7K | -56 | Closed |
|
|
BCI
535
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$4K | -36 | Closed |
|
|
BRWM
536
B. Riley Wealth Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$3K | -25 | Closed |
|
|
HMS
537
Hanseatic Management Services
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
| – | -$2K | -14 | Closed |
|
BUD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
490 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AB InBev (BUD) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $10.7B — down 6.1% from $11.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new BUD positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 153 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fisher Asset Management, adding an estimated $543M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $358M.
- 490 institutional investors held AB InBev (BUD) as of Q3 2015, up from 465 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $10.7B of AB InBev stock for Q3 2015, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new AB InBev positions in Q3 2015 and 46 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest AB InBev buyer in Q3 2015 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $543M added.
- The largest AB InBev seller in Q3 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $358M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.