Caterpillar
CAT
1,660 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.5B invested in Caterpillar in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 280 funds opening new positions, 511 increasing their positions, 605 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
254% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 280 | Existing positions closed: 79
73% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 26 (+11)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $46.2B → $54.5B (+$8.34B)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,479 → 1,660 (+181)
2.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.68% → 66.89% (+2.2%)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.63B | Put options by funds: $1.87B
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 511 | Existing positions reduced: 605
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$490M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$328M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$317M |
| 4 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
+$307M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$180M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Bloomington,
Illinois
|
-$256M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$196M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$157M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$144M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$141M |
CAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
1,660 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Caterpillar (CAT) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $54.5B — up 18% from $46.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 280 funds opened new CAT positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 201 holders — while 511 added to existing stakes and 605 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $490M. The largest seller was State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, cutting an estimated $256M.
- 1,660 institutional investors held Caterpillar (CAT) as of Q4 2019, up from 1,479 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $54.5B of Caterpillar stock for Q4 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 280 funds opened new Caterpillar positions in Q4 2019 and 79 closed out, a net change of +201 holders.
- The largest Caterpillar buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $490M added.
- The largest Caterpillar seller in Q4 2019 was State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, an estimated $256M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.