Cognizant
CTSH
1,002 hedge funds and large institutions have $39B invested in Cognizant in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 375 increasing their positions, 397 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.
0.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.19% → 87.32% (-0.87%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.7B → $39B (-$1.68B)
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $211M | Put options by funds: $221M
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 83
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 375 | Existing positions reduced: 397
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,014 → 1,002 (-12)
35% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 33 (-18)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$149M |
| 2 |
CBOA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
+$146M |
| 3 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$75M |
| 4 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$74.7M |
| 5 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$59.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$408M |
| 2 |
CGI
Comgest Global Investors
Paris,
France
|
-$206M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$169M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$121M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$102M |
CTSH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
1,002 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognizant (CTSH) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $39B — down 4.1% from $40.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 83 funds closed out of CTSH and 79 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 397 trimmed existing stakes and 375 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $149M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $408M.
- 1,002 institutional investors held Cognizant (CTSH) as of Q3 2018, down from 1,014 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $39B of Cognizant stock for Q3 2018, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new Cognizant positions in Q3 2018 and 83 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Cognizant buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $149M added.
- The largest Cognizant seller in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $408M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.