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FARO

Faro Technologies
FARO

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FARO was delisted on the 18th of July, 2025.

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163 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Faro Technologies in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

66% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.22M | Put options by funds: $736K

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 19

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.25B → $1.53B (+$285M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 163 (+7)

0.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.87% → 98.2% (-0.67%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 54

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
163
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.49%
% of All Funds
2.86%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
27
Increased
53
Reduced
54
Closed
19
Calls
$1.22M
Puts
$736K
Net Calls
+$485K
Net Calls Change
+$443K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$31.3M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$28.2M
3
EA
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
+$10.7M
4
EMFAT
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
+$10.1M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$9.71M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
-$31.5M
2
TM
Tikvah Management
North Carolina
-$18.7M
3
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
-$11.1M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$8.48M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$6.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
New York State Common Retirement Fund
76
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.39M – – –
Canada Life
77
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.37M -$122K -1,473 -9%
Ensign Peak Advisors
78
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$1.35M – – –
VOYA Investment Management
79
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.33M +$9.12K +110 +0.7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
80
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.28M +$3.31K +40 +0.3%
Bank of Montreal
81
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.26M +$115K +1,384 +10%
COPPSERS
82
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.2M +$6.63K +80 +0.6%
TPSF
83
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.17M -$71.2K -859 -6%
SOADOR
84
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$1.06M -$139K -1,680 -12%
SO
85
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.03M -$66.3K -800 -6%
Squarepoint
86
Squarepoint
New York
$988K +$946K +11,416 New
HSBC Holdings
87
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$910K +$436K +5,259 +101%
NIM
88
Needham Investment Management
New York
$866K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
89
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$862K -$55.7K -672 -6%
AQR Capital Management
90
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$849K +$286K +3,449 +54%
ClearBridge Investments
91
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$818K +$169K +2,042 +28%
WVP
92
Worth Venture Partners
New Jersey
$790K -$33.1K -400 -4%
NW
93
NewEdge Wealth
Pennsylvania
$735K +$703K +8,488 New
VAS
94
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
$735K +$703K +8,488 New
Renaissance Technologies
95
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$727K -$6.47M -78,100 -90%
LSERS
96
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$710K – – –
Stifel Financial
97
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$709K -$63K -760 -8%
TA
98
Teton Advisors
New York
$649K -$613K -7,400 -50%
OPERF
99
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$629K +$8.29K +100 +1%
MIM
100
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$572K -$103K -1,239 -16%
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FARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

163 of the 5,696 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Faro Technologies (FARO) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $1.53B — up 23% from $1.25B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new FARO positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $31.3M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.5M sold.

  • 163 institutional investors held Faro Technologies (FARO) as of Q1 2021, up from 156 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.53B of Faro Technologies stock for Q1 2021, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Faro Technologies positions in Q1 2021 and 19 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Faro Technologies buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $31.3M added.
  • The largest Faro Technologies seller in Q1 2021 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $31.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.