Caterpillar
CAT
1,143 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.9B invested in Caterpillar in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 340 increasing their positions, 537 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $39B → $38.9B (-$83.2M)
0.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.91% → 71.57% (-0.34%)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 103
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,162 → 1,143 (-19)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 18 (-2)
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 340 | Existing positions reduced: 537
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $762M | Put options by funds: $1.51B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$3.13B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$170M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$146M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$129M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$444M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$140M |
| 3 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$128M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$116M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$109M |
CAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
1,143 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Caterpillar (CAT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $38.9B — down 0.21% from $39B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of CAT and 97 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 537 trimmed existing stakes and 340 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $3.13B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $444M.
- 1,143 institutional investors held Caterpillar (CAT) as of Q1 2017, down from 1,162 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $38.9B of Caterpillar stock for Q1 2017, down 0.21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new Caterpillar positions in Q1 2017 and 103 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Caterpillar buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $3.13B added.
- The largest Caterpillar seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $444M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.