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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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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $578M invested in Faro Technologies in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 36

1.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.32% → 96.96% (+1.6%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $572M → $578M (+$6.08M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 122 (-13)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 16

52% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $587K | Put options by funds: $1.21M

Holders
122
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-9.63%
% of All Funds
3.04%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
10
Increased
52
Reduced
36
Closed
16
Calls
$587K
Puts
$1.21M
Net Calls
-$627K
Net Calls Change
-$443K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$78.9M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$5.39M
3
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$4.95M
4
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$4.25M
5
GES
GO ETF Solutions
United Kingdom
+$4.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.75M
2
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
-$3.82M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$3.32M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.59M
5
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$2.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
101
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30K -$9.76K -268 -24%
FCM
102
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$30K +$4.08K +112 +15%
RCM
103
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$25K – – –
VCM
104
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$24K -$2.55K -70 -9%
TAM
105
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$24K +$3.21K +88 +15%
Bank of Montreal
106
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$23K -$1.71M -46,816 -99%
LIA
107
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$21K – – –
GWM
108
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$20K +$20.7K +567 New
IA
109
IFP Advisors
Florida
$18K – – –
GHCM
110
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$17K +$2.33K +64 +15%
AG
111
Advisor Group
Arizona
$15K +$474 +13 +3%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
112
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$15K +$6.34K +174 +70%
Barclays
113
Barclays
United Kingdom
$12K +$3.79K +104 +44%
SWA
114
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$7.54K – – –
LTFS
115
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K +$6.56K +180 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
116
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$5K +$5.57K +153 New
US Bancorp
117
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K – – –
WA
118
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$3K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
119
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3K +$3.17K +87 New
GT
120
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2K +$2.77K +76 New
QCG
121
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$1K – – –
TWA
122
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$1K – – –
KCM
123
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
– -$2.37M -65,703 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
124
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$888K -24,667 Closed
TG
125
TCW Group
California
– -$826K -22,960 Closed
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FARO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

122 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Faro Technologies (FARO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $578M — up 1.1% from $572M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of FARO and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $78.9M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.75M.

  • 122 institutional investors held Faro Technologies (FARO) as of Q1 2017, down from 135 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $578M of Faro Technologies stock for Q1 2017, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Faro Technologies positions in Q1 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Faro Technologies buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $78.9M added.
  • The largest Faro Technologies seller in Q1 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.