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First Advantage

112 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in First Advantage in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $1.85B (+$38M)

0.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.29%93.85% (+0.56%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 41

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 120112 (-8)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
112
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
1.93%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
16
Increased
37
Reduced
41
Closed
24
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
51
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.07M +$1.16M +83,158 New
AG
52
Algert Global
California
$1.03M +$1.12M +80,215 New
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
53
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$1M +$1.09M +78,000 New
Brown Advisory
54
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$940K
Los Angeles Capital Management
55
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$892K
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
56
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$889K -$19.1K -1,371 -2%
Select Equity Group
57
Select Equity Group
New York
$792K +$45K +3,238 +6%
DFCM
58
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$762K -$170K -12,244 -17%
M&T Bank
59
M&T Bank
New York
$742K -$248K -17,802 -24%
AllianceBernstein
60
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$739K
CF
61
CNA Financial
Illinois
$652K -$40.6K -2,916 -5%
D.E. Shaw & Co
62
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$647K -$918K -65,984 -57%
CS
63
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$575K +$90.4K +6,501 +17%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
64
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$534K +$2.09K +150 +0.4%
UBS AM
65
UBS AM
Illinois
$527K -$68.6K -4,933 -11%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
66
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$512K -$212K -15,245 -28%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
67
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$479K +$520K +37,368 New
TI
68
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$462K +$114K +8,172 +29%
ZIM
69
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$416K -$33.5K -2,406 -7%
MIM
70
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$413K
Walleye Trading
71
Walleye Trading
New York
$392K +$176K +12,631 +70%
AIG
72
American International Group
New York
$358K +$5.47K +393 +1%
ECM
73
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$347K -$615K -44,224 -62%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
74
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$323K +$133K +9,538 +61%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
75
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$320K -$5.38K -387 -2%

FA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

112 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Advantage (FA) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $1.85B — up 2.1% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of FA and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.1M. The largest seller was Zimmer Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.5M sold.

  • 112 institutional investors held First Advantage (FA) as of Q3 2022, down from 120 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.85B of First Advantage stock for Q3 2022, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Advantage positions in Q3 2022 and 24 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest First Advantage buyer in Q3 2022 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $41.1M added.
  • The largest First Advantage seller in Q3 2022 was Zimmer Partners, an estimated $9.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.