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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
SLG
1
Silver Lake Group
California
$1.15B
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$69.1M +$9.26M +665,612 +14%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$67.6M +$3.39M +243,946 +5%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$51.8M +$4.8M +344,747 +9%
BAMCO Inc
5
BAMCO Inc
New York
$51.3M +$2.78M +200,000 +5%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$39.1M +$4.7M +338,005 +12%
Capital Research Global Investors
7
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$37.9M +$41.1M +2,956,912 New
Capital World Investors
8
Capital World Investors
California
$32.2M
N
9
Nuveen
North Carolina
$28.9M +$4.02M +289,209 +15%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
10
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$28.3M -$47.6K -3,420 -0.2%
Principal Financial Group
11
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$23.8M +$772K +55,504 +3%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21.8M -$4.11M -295,646 -15%
TCM
13
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$17.2M -$2.63M -188,905 -12%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
14
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$14.7M +$775K +55,705 +5%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14.6M +$2.31M +166,083 +17%
ACH
16
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$13.9M -$1.5M -108,147 -9%
EA
17
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$13.9M -$491K -35,310 -3%
State Street
18
State Street
Massachusetts
$13.5M +$596K +42,864 +4%
PAMP
19
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$12.2M -$4.18M -300,600 -24%
Bessemer Group
20
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$10.1M +$3.48M +250,494 +47%
Fidelity International
21
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$9.05M -$14.1K -1,015 -0.1%
Marshall Wace
22
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$6.7M -$2.92M -209,667 -29%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.51M +$319K +22,942 +5%
KCM
24
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$6.24M -$3.83K -275 -0.1%
EMFAT
25
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$6.16M -$7.02M -504,882 -51%

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.