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667 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.5B invested in Dell in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 169 increasing their positions, 267 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 56

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2835 (+7)

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13B → $15.5B (+$2.53B)

11.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 317.32%328.69% (+11%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 651667 (+16)

19% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $367M | Put options by funds: $455M

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 169 | Existing positions reduced: 267

Holders
667
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+2.46%
% of All Funds
15.27%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.8%
New
76
Increased
169
Reduced
267
Closed
56
Calls
$367M
Puts
$455M
Net Calls
-$87.9M
Net Calls Change
-$94.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.49B -$7.12M -322,377 -0.5%
Dodge & Cox
2
Dodge & Cox
California
$1.34B +$126M +5,694,753 +11%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.06B -$67.3M -3,045,952 -6%
EM
4
Elliott Management
New York
$731M +$40.7M +1,842,294 +6%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$607M +$28.5M +1,289,539 +5%
FCM
6
Farallon Capital Management
California
$514M -$75.1M -3,397,547 -14%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$469M +$62.6M +2,832,062 +17%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$346M -$7.71M -348,987 -2%
Deutsche Bank
9
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$325M +$140M +6,351,408 +86%
Fidelity International
10
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$293M -$57.9M -2,621,809 -18%
CCA
11
Canyon Capital Advisors
Texas
$277M +$19.3M +874,145 +8%
CC
12
Carlson Capital
Texas
$266M +$87.9M +3,979,218 +55%
OAG
13
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$257M -$74.2M -3,356,146 -24%
Primecap Management
14
Primecap Management
California
$247M -$1.4M -63,554 -0.6%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$246M -$1.31M -59,082 -0.6%
Franklin Resources
16
Franklin Resources
California
$233M +$40M +1,809,922 +23%
PCM
17
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
$227M -$226M -10,215,804 -52%
IC
18
Icahn Carl
Florida
$202M +$188M +8,494,767 New
TP
19
Third Point
New York
$169M +$157M +7,126,476 New
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$167M +$95.4M +4,316,664 +159%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$165M +$17.1M +775,842 +13%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$143M +$52.6M +2,381,017 +66%
MCM
23
Mason Capital Management
New York
$133M -$168M -7,620,530 -58%
SHCM
24
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
$132M +$123M +5,558,651 New
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$131M +$2.63M +119,201 +2%

DELL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

667 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dell (DELL) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $15.5B — up 20% from $13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new DELL positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 169 added to existing stakes and 267 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Icahn Carl, opening a new position worth an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Pentwater Capital Management, cutting an estimated $226M.

  • 667 institutional investors held Dell (DELL) as of Q2 2018, up from 651 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $15.5B of Dell stock for Q2 2018, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 76 funds opened new Dell positions in Q2 2018 and 56 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Dell buyer in Q2 2018 was Icahn Carl, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest Dell seller in Q2 2018 was Pentwater Capital Management, an estimated $226M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.