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First Advantage

98 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.85B invested in First Advantage in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 14

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.67B → $2.85B (+$174M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9498 (+4)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.05%92.35% (+0.3%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 36

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
98
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.26%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
18
Increased
34
Reduced
36
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Marshall Wace
26
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$8.47M -$9.52M -553,128 -57%
KCM
27
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$8.34M
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$8.15M -$4.3M -249,802 -38%
BMSSC
29
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co
Germany
$7.04M +$880K +51,100 +17%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$6.64M +$151K +8,802 +3%
DCM
31
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$6.62M +$5.65M +328,002 New
AACP
32
Advantage Alpha Capital Partners
California
$6.26M -$797K -46,291 -13%
CCM
33
Cinctive Capital Management
New York
$6.04M +$5.15M +299,118 New
Walleye Capital
34
Walleye Capital
New York
$5.92M +$5.05M +293,278 New
BPIM
35
Brant Point Investment Management
New York
$5.85M -$7.47M -433,843 -60%
Principal Financial Group
36
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.8M
BC
37
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$4.54M -$430K -25,000 -10%
Millennium Management
38
Millennium Management
New York
$4.43M +$2.25M +130,615 +147%
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.09M +$226K +13,147 +7%
AR
40
Advisory Research
Illinois
$3.81M +$3.25M +188,750 New
AIA
41
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$3.21M +$674K +39,161 +33%
SEI Investments
42
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.1M -$2.01K -117 -0.1%
HI
43
HBK Investments
Texas
$3.03M -$1.72M -100,000 -40%
SSA
44
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$2.59M -$1.52M -88,132 -41%
Swiss National Bank
45
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.55M +$1.02M +59,200 +88%
Renaissance Technologies
46
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.54M -$2.61M -151,600 -55%
Voloridge Investment Management
47
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$2.51M +$1.62M +93,866 +308%
D.E. Shaw & Co
48
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.29M -$1.45M -84,341 -43%
BOCH
49
Blue Owl Capital Holdings
New York
$2.12M
Wells Fargo
50
Wells Fargo
California
$2.06M -$118K -6,881 -6%

FA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

98 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Advantage (FA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $2.85B — up 6.5% from $2.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FA positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was Zimmer Partners, cutting an estimated $14.5M.

  • 98 institutional investors held First Advantage (FA) as of Q1 2022, up from 94 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.85B of First Advantage stock for Q1 2022, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Advantage positions in Q1 2022 and 14 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Advantage buyer in Q1 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $15.9M added.
  • The largest First Advantage seller in Q1 2022 was Zimmer Partners, an estimated $14.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.