Coty
COTY
159 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.75B invested in Coty in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 54
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 36
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 163 → 159 (-4)
5.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.67% → 66.69% (-6%)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.28B → $1.75B (-$534M)
70% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.55M | Put options by funds: $28.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$61.8M |
| 2 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$59.9M |
| 3 |
PIP
Permian Investment Partners
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$25.8M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$24M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$19.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$108M |
| 2 |
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
|
-$85.7M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$81.5M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$61.3M |
| 5 |
DIGDR
Dynamo Internacional Gestao de Recursos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
-$35.5M |
COTY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
159 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Coty (COTY) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.75B — down 23% from $2.28B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of COTY and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $61.8M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $108M sold.
- 159 institutional investors held Coty (COTY) as of Q3 2015, down from 163 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $1.75B of Coty stock for Q3 2015, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Coty positions in Q3 2015 and 36 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Coty buyer in Q3 2015 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $61.8M added.
- The largest Coty seller in Q3 2015 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $108M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.