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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
BCM
176
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$4.99M
ICRM
177
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$4.93M -$146K -1,386 -3%
Bank of Montreal
178
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$4.93M -$9.7M -92,169 -68%
Barclays
179
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.84M +$560K +5,320 +14%
CSC
180
Cove Street Capital
California
$4.7M -$1.42M -13,461 -25%
TPSF
181
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$4.68M -$86.8K -825 -2%
SOMRS
182
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$4.67M +$42.1K +400 +1%
LPL Financial
183
LPL Financial
California
$4.67M -$467K -4,436 -10%
AAF
184
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$4.49M +$116K +1,100 +3%
CG
185
Clinton Group
New York
$4.49M +$3.75M +35,675 +1,000%
DCM
186
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$4.46M -$332K -3,158 -7%
TBA
187
Train Babcock Advisors
New York
$4.43M -$141K -1,340 -3%
KPCM
188
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$4.22M +$3.88M +36,903 New
CCM
189
Copeland Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$4.18M +$3.85M +36,599 New
Envestnet Asset Management
190
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.12M +$188K +1,791 +5%
ASRS
191
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$4.09M +$94.7K +900 +3%
EAM
192
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$4.06M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
193
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$4.05M -$10.3M -98,140 -73%
SCM
194
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.94M +$3.62M +34,433 New
GIBU
195
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.88M
NFA
196
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$3.87M -$6.85M -65,088 -66%
CIC
197
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$3.77M
Daiwa Securities Group
198
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$3.75M -$1.82M -17,258 -35%
ACM
199
Ativo Capital Management
Illinois
$3.73M -$269K -2,560 -7%
Comerica Bank
200
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.71M -$1.51M -14,309 -31%

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.