CME Group
1,015 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.9B invested in CME Group in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 152 funds opening new positions, 371 increasing their positions, 337 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
105% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 152 | Existing positions closed: 74
31% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 52 → 68 (+16)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $50.5B → $56.9B (+$6.38B)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 371 | Existing positions reduced: 337
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 943 → 1,015 (+72)
1.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.82% → 85.13% (-1.7%)
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $222M | Put options by funds: $274M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$611M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$362M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$338M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$235M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Edgewood Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$272M |
| 2 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$181M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$151M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$130M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$114M |
CME Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
1,015 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in CME Group (CME) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $56.9B — up 13% from $50.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 152 funds opened new CME positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 78 holders — while 371 added to existing stakes and 337 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $696M. The largest seller was Edgewood Management, cutting an estimated $272M.
- 1,015 institutional investors held CME Group (CME) as of Q4 2018, up from 943 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $56.9B of CME Group stock for Q4 2018, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 152 funds opened new CME Group positions in Q4 2018 and 74 closed out, a net change of +78 holders.
- The largest CME Group buyer in Q4 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $696M added.
- The largest CME Group seller in Q4 2018 was Edgewood Management, an estimated $272M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.