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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
1832 Asset Management
26
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$77.3M -$4.93M -46,847 -10%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$75.6M +$9.55M +90,750 +16%
VOYA Investment Management
28
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$75.2M -$607K -5,768 -0.9%
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$70.2M -$8.83M -83,892 -12%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
30
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$69.8M +$4.59M +43,620 +8%
WHG
31
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$64.6M +$3.49M +33,204 +6%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$63.2M +$5.77M +54,825 +11%
Franklin Resources
33
Franklin Resources
California
$63.1M +$5.26M +50,000 +10%
Legal & General Group
34
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$60.6M -$2.86M -27,200 -5%
AllianceBernstein
35
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$57.7M +$7.71M +73,292 +17%
CS
36
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$57.3M +$5.1M +48,477 +11%
PAMU
37
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$55.7M -$2.27M -21,600 -4%
Morgan Stanley
38
Morgan Stanley
New York
$53.8M +$14.2M +134,585 +40%
Credit Agricole
39
Credit Agricole
France
$48M +$36.6M +348,262 +485%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
40
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$47.9M +$720K +6,839 +2%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
41
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$46.3M +$2.34M +22,270 +6%
TA
42
Teachers Advisors
New York
$45.7M -$2.03M -19,311 -5%
BlackRock
43
BlackRock
New York
$45.4M -$3.23M -30,677 -7%
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$44.6M -$17.5M -165,866 -30%
AT
45
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$43.2M +$18.5M +175,682 +87%
GC
46
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$41.6M -$8.8M -83,629 -19%
Principal Financial Group
47
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$41.2M -$2.2M -20,870 -5%
AAM
48
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$40.6M +$3.15M +29,963 +9%
CAM
49
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$40.4M +$572K +5,437 +2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
50
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$39.7M +$2.16M +20,560 +6%

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.