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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
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$363M +$561K +18,306 +0.2%
AI
2
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$329M -$20.8M -678,965 -7%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$266M +$184M +6,010,361 +326%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$207M +$3.31M +107,893 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$173M +$1.96M +63,899 +1%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$170M +$7.77M +253,334 +5%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$128M -$268K -8,751 -0.2%
RIM
8
RS Investment Management
California
$121M -$26.7M -871,458 -20%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$104M +$279K +9,093 +0.3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
10
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$102M +$20.4M +665,300 +28%
OAMG
11
Odey Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$96.8M -$9.81M -319,943 -10%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$89.4M -$1.97M -64,226 -2%
Ninety One (UK)
13
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$88.9M -$136K -4,438 -0.2%
Allianz Asset Management
14
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$84.2M -$20.3M -662,467 -21%
ACA
15
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$74.9M -$4.32M -140,832 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$68.3M +$477K +15,561 +0.8%
OAC
17
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$59.7M -$4.65M -151,830 -8%
CCM
18
Channing Capital Management
Illinois
$58.5M +$221K +7,214 +0.4%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$46.1M -$2.9M -94,652 -7%
VOYA Investment Management
20
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$44M -$6.74M -219,814 -14%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$38.9M -$3.08M -100,483 -8%
Boston Partners
22
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$38.8M -$802K -26,171 -2%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$35.1M
BCM
24
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$29.4M -$74.1K -2,416 -0.3%
VNIM
25
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$28.6M +$1.33M +43,425 +5%

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.