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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
D.E. Shaw & Co
26
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$41.1M +$10.9M +210,123 +35%
MC
27
MIG Capital
California
$40.2M +$4.34M +83,786 +12%
First Trust Advisors
28
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$39.5M -$46.9M -905,672 -54%
T. Rowe Price Associates
29
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$39.2M -$9.3M -179,456 -19%
AAMU
30
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$36.2M +$354K +6,837 +1%
Two Sigma Advisers
31
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$34M -$4.34M -83,813 -11%
PAMU
32
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$32.8M +$4.69M +90,500 +16%
AQR Capital Management
33
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$32.5M -$18M -346,921 -35%
ClearBridge Investments
34
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$31M -$702K -13,553 -2%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.8M +$615K +11,866 +2%
ECM
36
Ensemble Capital Management
California
$28.1M +$2.41M +46,618 +9%
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$28M -$4.89M -94,473 -15%
Renaissance Technologies
38
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$27.7M -$1.55M -29,966 -5%
YCMGA
39
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
$27.2M +$27.7M +534,015 New
LSV Asset Management
40
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$27.2M -$9.07M -175,035 -25%
WRF
41
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$25.6M +$2.01M +38,848 +8%
Boston Partners
42
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$25.5M -$1.3M -25,066 -5%
N
43
Nuveen
North Carolina
$24.7M -$3.27M -63,078 -12%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
44
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$24.6M +$1.05M +20,339 +4%
PC
45
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$24.2M – – –
Two Sigma Investments
46
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$24.1M +$8.3M +160,255 +51%
RP
47
Reinhart Partners
Wisconsin
$22.2M +$6.76M +130,452 +43%
VOYA Investment Management
48
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$22.1M -$15.7M -302,248 -41%
JP Morgan Chase
49
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$21.7M +$8.37M +161,556 +61%
Deutsche Bank
50
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$21.5M +$230K +4,449 +1%
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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.