Cognizant
CTSH
851 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.8B invested in Cognizant in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 310 increasing their positions, 362 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 39 → 42 (+3)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.2B → $31.8B (+$1.52B)
1.43% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.12% → 87.68% (-1.4%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 872 → 851 (-21)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 89
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 310 | Existing positions reduced: 362
32% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $741M | Put options by funds: $1.09B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.28B |
| 2 |
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
|
+$247M |
| 3 |
CGI
Comgest Global Investors
Paris,
France
|
+$217M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$164M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$164M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$348M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$308M |
| 3 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$201M |
| 4 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$149M |
| 5 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$146M |
CTSH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
851 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognizant (CTSH) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $31.8B — up 5% from $30.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 89 funds closed out of CTSH and 78 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 362 trimmed existing stakes and 310 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.28B. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $348M.
- 851 institutional investors held Cognizant (CTSH) as of Q1 2017, down from 872 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $31.8B of Cognizant stock for Q1 2017, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Cognizant positions in Q1 2017 and 89 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Cognizant buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.28B added.
- The largest Cognizant seller in Q1 2017 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $348M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.