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553 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in Equifax in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 188 increasing their positions, 194 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

102% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8M | Put options by funds: $3.97M

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 43

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 535553 (+18)

2.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.28%91.98% (+2.7%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 188 | Existing positions reduced: 194

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.5B → $12B (-$1.54B)

42% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 127 (-5)

Holders
553
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+3.36%
% of All Funds
14.73%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-41.67%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
63
Increased
188
Reduced
194
Closed
43
Calls
$8M
Puts
$3.97M
Net Calls
+$4.03M
Net Calls Change
+$4.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
226
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.77M -$120K -1,137 -4%
HMS
227
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
$2.76M +$130K +1,235 +5%
ProShare Advisors
228
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$2.75M -$551K -5,234 -18%
Natixis Advisors
229
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.72M +$239K +2,275 +11%
RA
230
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.71M +$10.5K +100 +0.4%
SAM
231
Strategy Asset Managers
California
$2.7M -$8K -76 -0.3%
BC
232
Burney Company
Virginia
$2.66M -$25.8K -245 -1%
OSAM
233
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.65M +$1.7M +16,140 +226%
AIA
234
Affinity Investment Advisors
California
$2.65M +$2.43M +23,140 New
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
235
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$2.58M -$84.2K -800 -3%
URS
236
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$2.45M +$10.5K +100 +0.5%
NCIM
237
New Century Investment Management
Michigan
$2.42M +$2.23M +21,200 New
LPT
238
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$2.42M +$783K +7,446 +54%
LCM
239
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.4M +$1.65M +15,677 +292%
SAS
240
Spectrum Advisory Services
Georgia
$2.34M -$63.1K -600 -3%
Brown Advisory
241
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.34M -$66.6K -633 -3%
QIM
242
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$2.27M -$63.1K -600 -3%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
243
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.17M -$1.18M -11,200 -37%
YL
244
YCG LLC
Texas
$2.15M
CAL
245
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$2.07M -$30.8K -293 -2%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
246
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$2.03M -$3.43M -32,629 -65%
AFA
247
Abacus FCF Advisors
Florida
$2.02M -$536K -5,098 -22%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
248
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$1.97M +$155K +1,475 +9%
Janus Henderson Group
249
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.87M
MMG
250
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
$1.85M +$31.6K +300 +2%

EFX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

553 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equifax (EFX) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $12B — down 11% from $13.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EFX positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 188 added to existing stakes and 194 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $345M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $108M.

  • 553 institutional investors held Equifax (EFX) as of Q1 2016, up from 535 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $12B of Equifax stock for Q1 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Equifax positions in Q1 2016 and 43 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Equifax buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $345M added.
  • The largest Equifax seller in Q1 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $108M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.