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296 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.72B invested in First American in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 110 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.52B → $3.72B (+$199M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 110 | Existing positions reduced: 118

1.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.44% → 86.05% (-1.4%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 317 → 296 (-21)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 48

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $458K

Holders
296
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-6.62%
% of All Funds
7.37%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
35
Increased
110
Reduced
118
Closed
48
Calls
–
Puts
$458K
Net Calls
-$458K
Net Calls Change
-$224K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$370M
2
HCM
Hamlin Capital Management
New York
+$39.4M
3
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$35.9M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$26.9M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$12.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$31.3M
2
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$24.6M
3
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
-$22.5M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$18.3M
5
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$15.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIM
276
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$23K -$103K -2,700 -82%
DADC
277
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$23K – – –
IA
278
IFP Advisors
Florida
$21K -$1.64K -43 -7%
SEI Investments
279
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$16K +$344 +9 +2%
WEC
280
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$15.7K – – –
SGAM
281
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$15K -$765 -20 -5%
GWM
282
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$15K – – –
FPFS
283
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$12K – – –
GAM
284
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$8K – – –
OAM
285
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$8K +$8.64K +226 New
TCOV
286
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$6K – – –
PCP
287
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$5K +$4.17K +109 New
FIB
288
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$4K – – –
SPIA
289
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$4K – – –
VCM
290
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$2K – – –
ATC
291
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$2K +$1.95K +51 New
QCG
292
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$1K -$13.7K -357 -91%
OSAM
293
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$1K – – –
WA
294
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1K – – –
NFG
295
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K +$1.11K +29 New
SLF
296
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$100 +$153 +4 New
HCM
297
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$22.5M -614,495 Closed
BPM
298
Bowling Portfolio Management
Ohio
– -$4.33M -118,154 Closed
PC
299
PhiloSmith Capital
Connecticut
– -$3.86M -105,350 Closed
EGM
300
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$2.99M -81,509 Closed
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FAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

296 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First American (FAF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $3.72B — up 5.7% from $3.52B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of FAF and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 118 trimmed existing stakes and 110 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $370M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $31.3M.

  • 296 institutional investors held First American (FAF) as of Q1 2017, down from 317 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $3.72B of First American stock for Q1 2017, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new First American positions in Q1 2017 and 48 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest First American buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $370M added.
  • The largest First American seller in Q1 2017 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $31.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.