We are live on ! Find out more

395 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.24B invested in Equifax in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 139 increasing their positions, 146 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.23B → $8.24B (+$2B)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 29

0.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.74%87.68% (-0.06%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 146

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 399395 (-4)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.55M | Put options by funds: $4.54M

Holders
395
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1%
% of All Funds
12.81%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
29
Increased
139
Reduced
146
Closed
29
Calls
$2.55M
Puts
$4.54M
Net Calls
-$1.99M
Net Calls Change
-$2.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCAM
126
Boston Common Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.06M +$3.72M +60,425 +251%
HCM
127
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$4.92M +$4.71M +76,590 +1,370%
CSC
128
Cove Street Capital
California
$4.78M -$54.6K -888 -1%
MLICM
129
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$4.77M -$14.5K -236 -0.3%
Barclays
130
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.62M +$1.16M +18,807 +32%
PP
131
PDT Partners
New York
$4.58M +$1.58M +25,611 +50%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
132
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$4.5M +$3.07M +49,839 +197%
CCM
133
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.46M +$230K +3,740 +5%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
134
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$4.32M +$59K +959 +1%
CC
135
Carlson Capital
Texas
$4.3M -$18.7M -303,496 -81%
BCIM
136
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$4.16M -$327K -5,309 -7%
MPM
137
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$3.95M +$155K +2,525 +4%
ACI
138
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$3.92M -$1.32M -21,494 -25%
Parnassus Investments
139
Parnassus Investments
California
$3.89M
TPSF
140
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$3.61M -$95K -1,545 -2%
TG
141
TCW Group
California
$3.58M +$49.2K +800 +1%
DHFB
142
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$3.57M -$17.5K -285 -0.5%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
143
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$3.36M +$817K +13,287 +31%
Bank of Montreal
144
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3.23M -$2.17M -35,293 -40%
Comerica Bank
145
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.19M -$113K -1,829 -3%
FT
146
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$3.11M +$234K +3,810 +8%
Canada Life
147
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$3.04M +$3.1M +50,432 +10,292%
WSFS
148
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$3.02M
IRF
149
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$2.97M -$463K -7,534 -13%
Credit Agricole
150
Credit Agricole
France
$2.95M +$3.04M +49,359 New

EFX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

395 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equifax (EFX) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $8.24B — up 32% from $6.23B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EFX was balanced in Q3 2013: 29 funds opened new positions, 29 closed out, 139 added to existing stakes and 146 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $51.6M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $140M.

  • 395 institutional investors held Equifax (EFX) as of Q3 2013, down from 399 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.24B of Equifax stock for Q3 2013, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Equifax positions in Q3 2013 and 29 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Equifax buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $51.6M added.
  • The largest Equifax seller in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $140M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.