Equinix
EQIX
345 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.9B invested in Equinix in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $368M | Put options by funds: $303M
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.1B → $12.9B (+$769M)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 114
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 364 → 345 (-19)
19% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 31 → 25 (-6)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 62
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$2.21B |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$416M |
| 3 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$222M |
| 4 |
SA
SPO Advisory
San Anselmo,
California
|
+$218M |
| 5 |
SGA
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$140M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
-$134M |
| 2 |
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
|
-$117M |
| 3 |
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
|
-$101M |
| 4 |
VCM
Valiant Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$78.6M |
| 5 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
-$69.5M |
EQIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
345 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equinix (EQIX) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $12.9B — up 6.3% from $12.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 62 funds closed out of EQIX and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 114 trimmed existing stakes and 118 added.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $2.21B. The largest seller was Sculptor Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $134M sold.
- 345 institutional investors held Equinix (EQIX) as of Q1 2014, down from 364 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $12.9B of Equinix stock for Q1 2014, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Equinix positions in Q1 2014 and 62 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Equinix buyer in Q1 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $2.21B added.
- The largest Equinix seller in Q1 2014 was Sculptor Capital, an estimated $134M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.