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First Advantage
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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in First Advantage in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

373% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 11

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 12

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 94 (+12)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.72B → $2.67B (-$48.8M)

1.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.47% → 92.05% (-1.4%)

Holders
94
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+14.63%
% of All Funds
1.45%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
26
Increased
52
Reduced
11
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$41.2M
2
ZP
Zimmer Partners
New York
+$36M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$30.1M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$27.4M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$24.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SLG
Silver Lake Group
California
-$402M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$15.7M
3
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$7.76M
4
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
-$7.22M
5
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
-$1.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity International
26
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$12.4M +$8.21M +426,117 +188%
Northern Trust
27
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.11M +$4.09M +212,451 +80%
KCM
28
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$7.87M – – –
AACP
29
Advantage Alpha Capital Partners
California
$6.79M +$3.88M +201,511 +130%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$6.1M +$2.54M +132,005 +70%
BMSSC
31
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co
Germany
$5.6M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
32
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.28M +$5.34M +277,200 New
HI
33
HBK Investments
Texas
$4.76M -$1.93M -100,000 -29%
BC
34
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$4.76M +$4.82M +250,000 New
SO
35
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$4.6M +$4.53M +234,940 +3,455%
Principal Financial Group
36
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.53M -$7.22M -374,584 -61%
SSA
37
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$4.12M +$4.17M +216,355 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
38
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.77M +$3.13M +162,451 +459%
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.61M +$2.18M +112,945 +147%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.28M +$2.98M +154,655 +873%
SEI Investments
41
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.93M +$1.16M +60,439 +65%
ECM
42
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$2.28M +$2.05M +106,591 +811%
AIA
43
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$2.28M -$808K -41,949 -26%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$2.08M +$996K +51,715 +90%
BOCH
45
Blue Owl Capital Holdings
New York
$2M +$2.02M +105,008 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
46
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.83M +$1.85M +96,173 New
Millennium Management
47
Millennium Management
New York
$1.69M +$184K +9,570 +12%
OQS
48
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$1.67M +$1.69M +87,600 New
SG Americas Securities
49
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.51M +$1.21M +62,765 +381%
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.5M +$293K +15,223 +24%
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FA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

94 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Advantage (FA) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $2.67B — down 1.8% from $2.72B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $41.2M. The largest seller was Silver Lake Group, cutting an estimated $402M.

  • 94 institutional investors held First Advantage (FA) as of Q4 2021, up from 82 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.67B of First Advantage stock for Q4 2021, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new First Advantage positions in Q4 2021 and 12 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest First Advantage buyer in Q4 2021 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $41.2M added.
  • The largest First Advantage seller in Q4 2021 was Silver Lake Group, an estimated $402M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.