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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
LTI
1
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$1.78B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.13B +$35M +324,128 +3%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$784M -$56.7M -525,197 -7%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$711M -$48.3M -447,054 -7%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$521M -$4.23M -39,131 -0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$503M -$43.3M -400,684 -8%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$454M +$176M +1,631,046 +67%
Massachusetts Financial Services
8
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$407M -$39.4M -365,004 -9%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$370M +$31.4M +290,511 +10%
Boston Partners
10
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$342M +$23.7M +219,104 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$264M -$127M -1,179,488 -33%
ACM
12
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$259M -$3.05M -28,207 -1%
BAM
13
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$234M -$71.4M -660,498 -24%
TCM
14
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$223M -$3.66M -33,870 -2%
BFA
15
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$211M +$19.8M +183,546 +11%
FPP
16
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$192M -$22.5M -208,646 -11%
William Blair Investment Management
17
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$162M -$3.55M -32,833 -2%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$158M -$9.84M -91,099 -6%
JHIU
19
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$153M +$21.1M +195,700 +17%
AQR Capital Management
20
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$153M +$34.7M +320,951 +31%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$126M +$11M +101,399 +10%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$112M +$2.04M +18,916 +2%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$108M +$3.07M +28,417 +3%
FCM
24
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$107M +$27.1M +251,174 +35%
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$82.3M +$6.51M +60,242 +9%

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.