Centene
449 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.14B invested in Centene in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 10 (+4)
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.7M | Put options by funds: $19.6M
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.46B → $8.14B (+$1.68B)
7.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 201.1% → 208.54% (+7.4%)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 159
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 63
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 457 → 449 (-8)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$95.2M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$56M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$42.9M |
| 5 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
+$41.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
Novato,
California
|
-$39.8M |
| 2 |
SAM
Southernsun Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
-$34.1M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$33M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$25.5M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$24.8M |
CNC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
449 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Centene (CNC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $8.14B — up 26% from $6.46B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 63 funds closed out of CNC and 60 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 159 trimmed existing stakes and 172 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Hennessy Advisors Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $39.8M sold.
- 449 institutional investors held Centene (CNC) as of Q4 2015, down from 457 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $8.14B of Centene stock for Q4 2015, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 60 funds opened new Centene positions in Q4 2015 and 63 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Centene buyer in Q4 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $139M added.
- The largest Centene seller in Q4 2015 was Hennessy Advisors Inc, an estimated $39.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.