Caterpillar
CAT
1,479 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.2B invested in Caterpillar in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 531 increasing their positions, 639 reducing their positions, and 146 closing their positions.
0.36% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.04% → 64.68% (-0.36%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,555 → 1,479 (-76)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $50.6B → $46.2B (-$4.4B)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 531 | Existing positions reduced: 639
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.28B | Put options by funds: $1.67B
32% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 15 (-7)
47% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 146
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$675M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$300M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$70M |
| 5 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$64.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$371M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$208M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$147M |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$107M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$107M |
CAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
1,479 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Caterpillar (CAT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $46.2B — down 8.7% from $50.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 146 funds closed out of CAT and 77 opened new positions — a net loss of 69 holders — while 639 trimmed existing stakes and 531 added.
The largest buyer was Fisher Asset Management, adding an estimated $675M. The largest seller was ClearBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $371M.
- 1,479 institutional investors held Caterpillar (CAT) as of Q3 2019, down from 1,555 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $46.2B of Caterpillar stock for Q3 2019, down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new Caterpillar positions in Q3 2019 and 146 closed out, a net change of -69 holders.
- The largest Caterpillar buyer in Q3 2019 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $675M added.
- The largest Caterpillar seller in Q3 2019 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $371M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.