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451 hedge funds and large institutions have $19B invested in Boston Properties in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 172 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

238% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.8M | Put options by funds: $8.51M

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 30

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.7B → $19B (+$1.36B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 440 → 451 (+11)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 17 (0)

0.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.99% → 97.83% (-0.16%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 172

Holders
451
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+2.5%
% of All Funds
11.83%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
46
Increased
156
Reduced
172
Closed
30
Calls
$28.8M
Puts
$8.51M
Net Calls
+$20.3M
Net Calls Change
-$3.81M

Top Buyers

1
AAMU
APG Asset Management US
New York
+$195M
2
LIMS
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Maryland
+$100M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$69.6M
4
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$57.8M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$37M

Top Sellers

1
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$60.2M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$58.6M
3
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$57.6M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$55.2M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$52.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.62B +$69.6M +559,272 +3%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.13B +$12M +96,377 +1%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.12B -$35.6M -285,640 -3%
AAMU
4
APG Asset Management US
New York
$778M +$195M +1,564,606 +34%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$744M -$4.89M -39,314 -0.7%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$729M -$44.4M -357,073 -6%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$579M +$34.8M +279,841 +7%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$535M +$37M +297,588 +8%
LIMS
9
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Maryland
$524M +$100M +806,173 +24%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$490M +$23.2M +186,450 +5%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$483M -$52.8M -424,275 -10%
Norges Bank
12
Norges Bank
Norway
$443M – – –
CIMLRA
13
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
$429M -$50.5M -405,946 -11%
PI
14
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$408M +$23.9M +191,910 +6%
Principal Financial Group
15
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$385M +$57.8M +464,595 +18%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$332M -$19.4M -155,512 -6%
SAMC
17
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$307M +$8.13M +65,300 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
18
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$301M +$7.82M +62,830 +3%
ACM
19
AEW Capital Management
Massachusetts
$299M +$14.1M +113,200 +5%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$287M -$11M -88,281 -4%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$268M +$8.71M +70,012 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
22
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$251M +$2.88M +23,172 +1%
Boston Partners
23
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$242M -$42.6M -342,046 -15%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$182M +$1.88M +15,071 +1%
Wellington Management Group
25
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$152M +$5.97M +47,978 +4%
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BXP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

451 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Properties (BXP) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $19B — up 7.7% from $17.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new BXP positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 172 trimmed.

The largest buyer was APG Asset Management US, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Prudential Financial, cutting an estimated $60.2M.

  • 451 institutional investors held Boston Properties (BXP) as of Q4 2015, up from 440 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $19B of Boston Properties stock for Q4 2015, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Boston Properties positions in Q4 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Boston Properties buyer in Q4 2015 was APG Asset Management US, an estimated $195M added.
  • The largest Boston Properties seller in Q4 2015 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $60.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.