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First Advantage

127 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.98B invested in First Advantage in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 17

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.37B → $2.98B (+$606M)

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 36

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119127 (+8)

1.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 101.62%103.16% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

Holders
127
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.72%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
26
Increased
45
Reduced
36
Closed
17
Calls
$41K
Puts
Net Calls
+$41K
Net Calls Change
-$262K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SLG
1
Silver Lake Group
California
$1.78B
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$118M
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$111M +$33.7M +1,886,716 +51%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$99.6M +$1.13M +63,399 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$88M -$34.9M -1,956,226 -31%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$81.7M +$1M +56,087 +1%
BAMCO Inc
7
BAMCO Inc
New York
$74.4M
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$65.1M +$2.68M +150,041 +5%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
9
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$57.1M -$2.9M -162,830 -5%
Boston Partners
10
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$42.8M -$4.84M -271,043 -11%
SM
11
Sunriver Management
Connecticut
$39.2M -$3.52M -197,190 -9%
Macquarie Group
12
Macquarie Group
Australia
$37M -$769K -43,100 -2%
CRCM
13
Cat Rock Capital Management
Connecticut
$36.4M -$15M -839,500 -31%
Capital World Investors
14
Capital World Investors
California
$30M +$26.9M +1,508,980 New
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25.7M +$173K +9,718 +0.8%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$24.9M +$1.29M +72,400 +6%
EA
17
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$23.5M +$432K +24,217 +2%
FAM
18
Fred Alger Management
New York
$20.2M +$3.82M +214,134 +27%
PCM
19
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$19.5M +$3.39M +190,072 +24%
EMFAT
20
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$19.4M -$754K -42,260 -4%
American Century Companies
21
American Century Companies
Missouri
$16.3M +$13.2M +742,681 +967%
T. Rowe Price Associates
22
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$13.9M +$12.2M +683,139 +4,189%
LWIC
23
Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel
British Columbia, Canada
$11.6M -$417K -23,367 -4%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.1M +$1.71M +95,849 +23%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.45M -$219K -12,286 -3%

FA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

127 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Advantage (FA) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $2.98B — up 26% from $2.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $33.7M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $34.9M.

  • 127 institutional investors held First Advantage (FA) as of Q3 2024, up from 119 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.98B of First Advantage stock for Q3 2024, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new First Advantage positions in Q3 2024 and 17 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Advantage buyer in Q3 2024 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $33.7M added.
  • The largest First Advantage seller in Q3 2024 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.