Boston Properties
422 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.4B invested in Boston Properties in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 156 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
182% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.1M | Put options by funds: $10.7M
180% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 20
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 389 → 422 (+33)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.8B → $18.4B (+$611M)
0.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 101.79% → 101.96% (+0.17%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 156
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 22 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
PI
PGGM Investments
Zeist,
Netherlands
|
+$92.7M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$67.4M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$63.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$511M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$164M |
| 3 |
Daiwa Securities Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$60.1M |
| 4 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
-$51.5M |
| 5 |
PS
Presima Securities
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$38.2M |
BXP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
422 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Properties (BXP) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $18.4B — up 3.4% from $17.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new BXP positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 156 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $380M. The largest seller was Cohen & Steers, cutting an estimated $511M.
- 422 institutional investors held Boston Properties (BXP) as of Q2 2014, up from 389 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $18.4B of Boston Properties stock for Q2 2014, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Boston Properties positions in Q2 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest Boston Properties buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $380M added.
- The largest Boston Properties seller in Q2 2014 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $511M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.