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660 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3B invested in Dell in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 112 funds opening new positions, 148 increasing their positions, 306 reducing their positions, and 112 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

144% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $240M | Put options by funds: $98.5M

30% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2026 (+6)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.95B → $10.3B (+$1.34B)

6.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 301.81%308.6% (+6.8%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 112 | Existing positions closed: 112

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 672660 (-12)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 148 | Existing positions reduced: 306

Holders
660
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-1.79%
% of All Funds
16.5%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30%
% of All Funds
0.65%
New
112
Increased
148
Reduced
306
Closed
112
Calls
$240M
Puts
$98.5M
Net Calls
+$141M
Net Calls Change
-$30.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$948M +$199M +13,863,611 +29%
Dodge & Cox
2
Dodge & Cox
California
$720M +$117M +8,149,303 +21%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$548M +$132M +9,192,509 +35%
EM
4
Elliott Management
New York
$392M -$5.26M -367,074 -1%
BG
5
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
$366M
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$315M +$8.83M +615,763 +3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
7
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$251M +$35.4M +2,468,330 +18%
OAG
8
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$246M +$5.16M +360,293 +2%
Fidelity International
9
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$240M -$1.61M -112,185 -0.7%
PCM
10
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
$228M -$8.89M -620,004 -4%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$223M +$6.84M +477,392 +3%
Primecap Management
12
Primecap Management
California
$218M +$2.36M +164,557 +1%
FCM
13
Farallon Capital Management
California
$190M +$11.8M +826,646 +7%
TP
14
Third Point
New York
$143M +$15.3M +1,068,972 +13%
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$137M -$10M -699,114 -7%
SC
16
Sculptor Capital
New York
$137M -$17.6M -1,231,373 -12%
SHCM
17
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
$129M
Franklin Resources
18
Franklin Resources
California
$124M -$16.9M -1,177,885 -13%
JCI
19
Jet Capital Investors
New York
$115M +$38.3M +2,672,429 +56%
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$112M -$30.9M -2,153,764 -23%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$111M +$1.57M +109,734 +2%
Alyeska Investment Group
22
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$110M +$4.43M +309,414 +5%
LSV Asset Management
23
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$94.3M -$2.55M -178,172 -3%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$93M -$2.08M -145,109 -2%
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$92.8M -$3.33M -232,459 -4%

DELL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

660 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dell (DELL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $10.3B — up 15% from $8.95B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in DELL was balanced in Q4 2016: 112 funds opened new positions, 112 closed out, 148 added to existing stakes and 306 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $199M. The largest seller was Jana Partners, cutting an estimated $116M.

  • 660 institutional investors held Dell (DELL) as of Q4 2016, down from 672 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $10.3B of Dell stock for Q4 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 112 funds opened new Dell positions in Q4 2016 and 112 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Dell buyer in Q4 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $199M added.
  • The largest Dell seller in Q4 2016 was Jana Partners, an estimated $116M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.