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535 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.5B invested in Equifax in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 45

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 912 (+3)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $13.5B (+$2.05B)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 501535 (+34)

2.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.61%89.28% (+2.7%)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 177

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.3M | Put options by funds: $14.4M

Holders
535
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+6.79%
% of All Funds
14.03%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
82
Increased
180
Reduced
177
Closed
45
Calls
$14.3M
Puts
$14.4M
Net Calls
-$125K
Net Calls Change
+$2.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ERSOT
151
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$8.04M +$2.29M +21,200 +42%
Credit Agricole
152
Credit Agricole
France
$7.99M -$1.61M -14,928 -17%
Parnassus Investments
153
Parnassus Investments
California
$7.8M
MLICM
154
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$7.59M -$113K -1,047 -2%
MPM
155
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$7.37M +$18.4K +170 +0.3%
WI
156
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$7.25M +$7.03M +65,085 New
OTPPB
157
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$7.09M -$414K -3,833 -6%
SIA
158
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$7.08M -$362K -3,350 -5%
IG
159
ING Group
Netherlands
$7M +$5.89M +54,507 +652%
CM
160
Castleark Management
Illinois
$6.81M -$323K -2,990 -5%
FM
161
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$6.77M +$2.91M +26,944 +80%
BCAM
162
Boston Common Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.74M -$351K -3,247 -5%
Canada Life
163
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$6.7M -$72.1K -667 -1%
Aviva
164
Aviva
United Kingdom
$6.56M -$25K -231 -0.4%
SO
165
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$6.46M +$4.88M +45,137 +349%
EVM
166
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$6.39M +$668K +6,180 +12%
JIR
167
James Investment Research
Ohio
$6.38M -$28.2K -261 -0.5%
Korea Investment Corp
168
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$6.25M -$356K -3,300 -6%
CSC
169
Cove Street Capital
California
$6.08M -$780K -7,220 -12%
JAM
170
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$6.07M
TFA
171
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$5.89M -$237K -2,194 -4%
MAM
172
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.87M
B
173
Barings
North Carolina
$5.8M +$483K +4,470 +9%
OC
174
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$5.7M +$1.7M +15,780 +45%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
175
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$5.61M -$194K -1,800 -3%

EFX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

535 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equifax (EFX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $13.5B — up 18% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new EFX positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $176M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $127M.

  • 535 institutional investors held Equifax (EFX) as of Q4 2015, up from 501 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $13.5B of Equifax stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new Equifax positions in Q4 2015 and 45 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest Equifax buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $176M added.
  • The largest Equifax seller in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $127M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.