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400 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.78B invested in First American in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 149 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.5M | Put options by funds: $8.2M

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 50

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 393 → 400 (+7)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.62B → $4.78B (+$162M)

2.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.35% → 84.31% (-2%)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 149

Holders
400
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.78%
% of All Funds
8.07%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
59
Increased
122
Reduced
149
Closed
50
Calls
$11.5M
Puts
$8.2M
Net Calls
+$3.35M
Net Calls Change
+$4.65M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$36.5M
2
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$31.6M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$30.3M
4
YCMGA
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
+$27.7M
5
Parnassus Investments
Parnassus Investments
California
+$25.9M

Top Sellers

1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$46.9M
2
JCAM
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
-$37.7M
3
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$29.5M
4
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$24M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$23.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ZCM
426
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$200K -4,171 Closed
NIT
427
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
– -$188K -3,917 Closed
QI
428
QS Investors
New York
– -$174K -3,607 Closed
C
429
Cerebellum
California
– -$129K -2,295 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
430
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$100K -2,080 Closed
KPCM
431
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
– -$62K -1,300 Closed
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
432
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
– -$56K -1,200 Closed
BHMP
433
Bardin Hill Management Partners
New York
– -$35K -729 Closed
AWM
434
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
– -$14K -291 Closed
VRM
435
Vectors Research Management
New York
– -$13K -264 Closed
Toronto Dominion Bank
436
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
– -$10K -199 Closed
SF
437
Synovus Financial
Georgia
– -$10K -198 Closed
OPS
438
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
– -$7K -150 Closed
APC
439
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
– -$5K -110 Closed
SFG
440
Sowa Financial Group
Rhode Island
– -$5K -94 Closed
BL
441
Balentine LLC
Georgia
– -$3K -58 Closed
SQA
442
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
– -$2K -36 Closed
BWA
443
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$2K -35 Closed
EI
444
Ellevest Inc
New York
– -$2K -33 Closed
HIA
445
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
– -$1K -30 Closed
PFWA
446
Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors
Georgia
– +$207 +4 New
First Manhattan
447
First Manhattan
New York
– +$984 +19 New
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FAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

400 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First American (FAF) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $4.78B — up 3.5% from $4.62B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new FAF positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 122 added to existing stakes and 149 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $36.5M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $46.9M.

  • 400 institutional investors held First American (FAF) as of Q3 2020, up from 393 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $4.78B of First American stock for Q3 2020, up 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new First American positions in Q3 2020 and 50 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First American buyer in Q3 2020 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $36.5M added.
  • The largest First American seller in Q3 2020 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $46.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.