Capital One
COF
788 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.5B invested in Capital One in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 305 increasing their positions, 280 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 38
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $277M | Put options by funds: $206M
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 35 → 39 (+4)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 768 → 788 (+20)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 305 | Existing positions reduced: 280
1.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.44% → 88.41% (-1%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $44.2B → $40.5B (-$3.7B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$149M |
| 2 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$103M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$99.3M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$80.8M |
| 5 |
HHC
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
|
+$64.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$719M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$479M |
| 3 |
IC
Institutional Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$448M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$291M |
| 5 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
-$235M |
COF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
788 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Capital One (COF) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $40.5B — down 8.4% from $44.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new COF positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 305 added to existing stakes and 280 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Boston Partners, adding an estimated $149M. The largest seller was Viking Global Investors, cutting an estimated $719M.
- 788 institutional investors held Capital One (COF) as of Q3 2014, up from 768 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $40.5B of Capital One stock for Q3 2014, down 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 69 funds opened new Capital One positions in Q3 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Capital One buyer in Q3 2014 was Boston Partners, an estimated $149M added.
- The largest Capital One seller in Q3 2014 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $719M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.