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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
DnB Asset Management
276
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$1.54M +$1.42M +13,492 New
WSC
277
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
$1.53M
HC
278
Henshaw Capital
Massachusetts
$1.5M +$1.38M +13,153 New
NMERB
279
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
$1.5M +$31.6K +300 +2%
AMI
280
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$1.49M
PS
281
Pensionfund Sabic
Netherlands
$1.49M +$1.37M +13,000 New
Creative Planning
282
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.45M -$145K -1,375 -10%
CCM
283
Carderock Capital Management
Maryland
$1.43M +$1.31M +12,494 New
BMM
284
Buffington Mohr McNeal
Idaho
$1.42M +$289K +2,750 +28%
CS
285
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$1.4M -$177K -1,683 -12%
BCFS
286
Butensky & Cohen Financial Security
Florida
$1.4M -$123K -1,165 -9%
GH
287
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.38M +$736K +6,992 +136%
AAM
288
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$1.34M
CIBC Asset Management
289
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.33M +$21.3K +202 +2%
SAM
290
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.33M +$10.5K +100 +0.9%
QSS
291
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$1.32M +$1.22M +11,633 New
WAM
292
World Asset Management
Michigan
$1.31M -$146K -1,391 -11%
BTS
293
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.3M +$91.6K +871 +8%
WB
294
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$1.29M
PIM
295
Penobscot Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.28M
SG Americas Securities
296
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.27M +$971K +9,225 +485%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
297
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.25M -$8.03M -76,300 -87%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
298
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$1.25M -$184K -1,750 -14%
KRS
299
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$1.25M +$201K +1,907 +21%
CC
300
Cipher Capital
New York
$1.24M +$1.14M +10,853 New

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.