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499 hedge funds and large institutions have $16B invested in Equifax in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 167 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $104M | Put options by funds: $68.2M

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.8B → $16B (+$285M)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 165

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 507499 (-8)

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.63%94.43% (-2.2%)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 48

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 117 (-4)

Holders
499
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-1.58%
% of All Funds
10.94%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-36.36%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
42
Increased
167
Reduced
165
Closed
48
Calls
$104M
Puts
$68.2M
Net Calls
+$36M
Net Calls Change
+$16.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.84B +$38M +269,673 +2%
Capital International Investors
2
Capital International Investors
California
$1.61B -$106M -753,589 -6%
Massachusetts Financial Services
3
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.37B -$15.1M -107,314 -1%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$1.09B +$19M +134,716 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$968M -$173M -1,224,789 -15%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$692M +$104M +737,543 +18%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$661M -$8.24M -58,502 -1%
IFP
8
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$533M -$83.5M -592,491 -14%
LPC
9
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$432M +$432M +3,068,747 New
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$346M +$39.1M +277,698 +13%
CCM
11
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$330M -$1.99M -14,139 -0.6%
Capital Research Global Investors
12
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$315M -$89.7M -636,361 -22%
GIM
13
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$313M -$143M -1,016,971 -31%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$311M -$3.01M -21,339 -1%
Mackenzie Financial
15
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$283M -$44.8M -318,163 -14%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$243M +$8.4M +59,589 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$210M -$25M -177,329 -11%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$195M +$2.63M +18,640 +1%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$154M
ECU
20
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
$148M +$40.5M +287,411 +38%
MWA
21
Marshall Wace Asia
Hong Kong
$135M +$12.5M +88,618 +10%
Neuberger Berman Group
22
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$110M -$13.6M -96,604 -11%
TCI Fund Management
23
TCI Fund Management
United Kingdom
$110M -$120M -853,444 -52%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$97.2M -$2.48M -17,571 -2%
Aviva
25
Aviva
United Kingdom
$96M +$438K +3,106 +0.5%

EFX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

499 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equifax (EFX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $16B — up 1.8% from $15.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of EFX and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 165 trimmed existing stakes and 167 added.

The largest buyer was Lone Pine Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $432M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $173M.

  • 499 institutional investors held Equifax (EFX) as of Q3 2019, down from 507 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $16B of Equifax stock for Q3 2019, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Equifax positions in Q3 2019 and 48 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Equifax buyer in Q3 2019 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $432M added.
  • The largest Equifax seller in Q3 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $173M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.