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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
Envestnet Asset Management
76
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$296K +$6.79K +488 +2%
VRS
77
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$282K +$306K +22,000 New
Invesco
78
Invesco
Georgia
$279K +$2.43K +175 +0.8%
Legal & General Group
79
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$256K +$19.8K +1,422 +8%
CP
80
CenterBook Partners
Connecticut
$246K +$24K +1,728 +10%
CSS
81
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$244K -$1.71M -122,893 -87%
SG Americas Securities
82
SG Americas Securities
New York
$223K -$204K -14,651 -46%
JRP
83
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$213K
BBHC
84
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$204K
Two Sigma Investments
85
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$197K -$1.6M -115,133 -88%
ASRS
86
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$187K +$696 +50 +0.3%
Stifel Financial
87
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$175K +$190K +13,675 New
VI
88
Versor Investments
New York
$168K -$883K -63,500 -83%
Victory Capital Management
89
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$152K +$165K +11,878 New
HSBC Holdings
90
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$147K -$20.3K -1,459 -11%
GAM
91
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$147K +$159K +11,446 New
Federated Hermes
92
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$128K
AB
93
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$98K +$153 +11 +0.1%
SAM
94
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$94K -$13.5K -967 -12%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
95
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$89K
Royal Bank of Canada
96
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$81K +$82.8K +5,949 +1,797%
Barclays
97
Barclays
United Kingdom
$80K -$6.34K -456 -7%
TRCT
98
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$67K +$44.7K +3,211 +158%
AIP
99
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$54K
MLICM
100
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$49.6K

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.