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499 hedge funds and large institutions have $16B invested in Equifax in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 167 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $104M | Put options by funds: $68.2M

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.8B → $16B (+$285M)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 165

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 507499 (-8)

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.63%94.43% (-2.2%)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 48

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117 (-4)

Holders
499
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-1.58%
% of All Funds
10.94%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-36.36%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
42
Increased
167
Reduced
165
Closed
48
Calls
$104M
Puts
$68.2M
Net Calls
+$36M
Net Calls Change
+$16.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$91.9M +$1.77M +12,578 +2%
FCM
27
Farallon Capital Management
California
$89.3M -$117M -828,723 -57%
Fundsmith LLP
28
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$87.3M
SIG
29
Senator Investment Group
New York
$84.4M -$35.2M -250,000 -29%
1832 Asset Management
30
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$84.3M +$84M +596,430 New
Bessemer Group
31
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$82.3M +$25.5M +180,937 +45%
Franklin Resources
32
Franklin Resources
California
$79.7M +$257K +1,824 +0.3%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$79.6M -$44.2M -313,714 -36%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$75.5M -$17.4M -123,578 -19%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$71.3M +$5.85M +41,541 +9%
WHG
36
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$71.2M +$2.58M +18,285 +4%
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$68.3M +$4.97M +35,264 +8%
AP
38
Antipodes Partners
Australia
$66.2M -$33.1M -234,621 -33%
N
39
Nuveen
North Carolina
$65.8M -$1.09M -7,750 -2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
40
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$64.2M +$1.31M +9,306 +2%
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$61.4M -$4.79M -33,961 -7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
42
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$58.4M -$18M -127,437 -23%
CII
43
Capital International Inc
California
$58.4M +$50.5M +358,592 +637%
Marshall Wace
44
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$57.5M +$27.3M +193,428 +90%
Swiss National Bank
45
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$56.1M +$760K +5,392 +1%
SCM
46
Sirios Capital Management
Massachusetts
$52M +$10.3M +72,855 +25%
Janus Henderson Group
47
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$51.1M +$19.4M +138,017 +61%
PAMU
48
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$50.6M +$43M +305,171 +563%
ESCM
49
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$50.4M +$20.3M +144,365 +67%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
50
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$48.2M +$48.3M +342,775 New

EFX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

499 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equifax (EFX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $16B — up 1.8% from $15.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of EFX and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 165 trimmed existing stakes and 167 added.

The largest buyer was Lone Pine Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $432M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $173M.

  • 499 institutional investors held Equifax (EFX) as of Q3 2019, down from 507 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $16B of Equifax stock for Q3 2019, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Equifax positions in Q3 2019 and 48 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Equifax buyer in Q3 2019 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $432M added.
  • The largest Equifax seller in Q3 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $173M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.