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204 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.48B invested in First American in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,207% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $353K | Put options by funds: $27K

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 18

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.76B → $3.48B (+$719M)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 194204 (+10)

0.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.97%95.87% (+0.89%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 79

Holders
204
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.15%
% of All Funds
5.44%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
29
Increased
60
Reduced
79
Closed
18
Calls
$353K
Puts
$27K
Net Calls
+$326K
Net Calls Change
+$394K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OC
76
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$3.38M +$3.05M +99,605 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
77
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$3.34M -$111K -3,619 -4%
ARTA
78
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$3.31M +$1.66M +54,249 +125%
TPSF
79
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$3.27M -$17.1K -558 -0.6%
PGCM
80
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
$3.17M
BCM
81
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.15M
Financial Engines Advisors
82
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$3.13M -$847K -27,636 -23%
KAM
83
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$3.12M
HC
84
Hosking & Co
Ireland
$2.9M +$2.62M +85,408 New
Los Angeles Capital Management
85
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$2.89M -$144K -4,705 -5%
CS
86
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.86M -$329K -10,745 -11%
PCM
87
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$2.83M -$31K -1,010 -1%
BCM
88
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$2.58M +$2.33M +76,025 New
ERSOT
89
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$2.58M
PP
90
Prospector Partners
Connecticut
$2.55M -$3.07M -100,200 -57%
WI
91
WHV Investments
California
$2.54M +$75.1K +2,450 +3%
ASRS
92
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.47M +$120K +3,900 +6%
Morgan Stanley
93
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.45M -$1.77M -57,881 -44%
Credit Agricole
94
Credit Agricole
France
$2.37M
MOACM
95
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$2.3M +$23.1K +753 +1%
MM
96
Midas Management
New York
$2.2M
Legal & General Group
97
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.18M +$390K +12,730 +25%
UBS AM
98
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.12M +$123K +4,000 +7%
PI
99
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$2.01M -$72.4K -2,363 -4%
ProShare Advisors
100
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.99M -$1.72M -56,087 -49%

FAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

204 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First American (FAF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.48B — up 26% from $2.76B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new FAF positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $184M. The largest seller was Causeway Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $93.4M sold.

  • 204 institutional investors held First American (FAF) as of Q4 2014, up from 194 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.48B of First American stock for Q4 2014, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new First American positions in Q4 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First American buyer in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $184M added.
  • The largest First American seller in Q4 2014 was Causeway Capital Management, an estimated $93.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.