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501 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.9B invested in Equifax in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 160 increasing their positions, 197 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $63.6M | Put options by funds: $37.3M

1.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.87%95.84% (+2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 520501 (-19)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.9B → $13.9B (-$2.04B)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 160 | Existing positions reduced: 197

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 66

Holders
501
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-3.65%
% of All Funds
11.04%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
52
Increased
160
Reduced
197
Closed
66
Calls
$63.6M
Puts
$37.3M
Net Calls
+$26.4M
Net Calls Change
-$6.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.65B +$534M +3,669,960 +36%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.6B +$39.9M +274,568 +2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
3
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.27B +$2.43M +16,715 +0.2%
Capital International Investors
4
Capital International Investors
California
$1.06B -$78.8M -541,968 -6%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$923M -$19.8M -136,463 -2%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$623M -$34.6M -238,009 -4%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$558M -$12.5M -85,739 -2%
LPC
8
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$379M -$40.2M -276,738 -8%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$311M +$32M +219,947 +9%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$295M +$94.7M +650,874 +36%
CCM
11
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$274M -$493K -3,391 -0.1%
GIM
12
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$264M -$26.4M -181,269 -8%
Capital Research Global Investors
13
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$246M -$72.9M -501,066 -20%
IFP
14
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$231M -$169M -1,162,871 -38%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$226M +$12.1M +83,177 +5%
Mackenzie Financial
16
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$182M -$100M -689,214 -31%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$161M +$1.11M +7,659 +0.6%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$152M -$8.48M -58,283 -4%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$129M -$2.33M -16,000 -1%
Neuberger Berman Group
20
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$100M +$7.45M +51,253 +7%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
21
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$97.5M +$60.6M +416,996 +105%
MCM
22
Melvin Capital Management
New York
$95.6M +$116M +800,000 New
Bessemer Group
23
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$95.5M +$30.4M +208,971 +35%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$89M +$3.33M +22,906 +3%
Aviva
25
Aviva
United Kingdom
$86.7M -$17.3M -119,102 -14%

EFX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

501 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equifax (EFX) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $13.9B — down 13% from $15.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of EFX and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 197 trimmed existing stakes and 160 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $534M. The largest seller was Independent Franchise Partners, cutting an estimated $169M.

  • 501 institutional investors held Equifax (EFX) as of Q1 2020, down from 520 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $13.9B of Equifax stock for Q1 2020, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Equifax positions in Q1 2020 and 66 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Equifax buyer in Q1 2020 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $534M added.
  • The largest Equifax seller in Q1 2020 was Independent Franchise Partners, an estimated $169M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.