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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.2B +$35.6M +338,624 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$756M +$23.6M +224,289 +4%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$731M +$244M +2,319,745 +57%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$687M -$108M -1,028,875 -15%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$540M +$4.86M +46,146 +1%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$497M +$72.8M +692,118 +19%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$451M -$59.4M -564,959 -13%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$384M +$3.52M +33,489 +1%
ACM
9
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$264M -$1.12M -10,600 -0.5%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$264M -$6.51M -61,886 -3%
Boston Partners
11
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$253M -$90.9M -863,506 -28%
TCM
12
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$229M -$176K -1,670 -0.1%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$216M -$1.1M -10,479 -0.6%
BAM
14
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$188M -$48.7M -463,003 -22%
JHIU
15
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$186M +$26.6M +252,570 +18%
AQR Capital Management
16
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$185M +$25.8M +245,145 +18%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$160M -$249K -2,371 -0.2%
FPP
18
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$159M -$35.2M -334,874 -19%
William Blair Investment Management
19
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$152M -$13.2M -125,034 -9%
FCM
20
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$134M +$22.7M +215,559 +22%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$129M -$90.1K -856 -0.1%
Capital World Investors
22
Capital World Investors
California
$114M +$105M +1,000,000 New
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$101M -$13.5M -127,980 -13%
AIM
24
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$95.5M +$51.5M +489,179 +141%
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$88.2M +$3.51M +33,349 +5%

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.