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728 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.4B invested in Fastenal in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 134 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 260 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

227% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 134 | Existing positions closed: 41

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $174M | Put options by funds: $123M

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 29 (+8)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.2B → $13.4B (+$2.18B)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 639 → 728 (+89)

1.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 342.78% → 341.41% (-1.4%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 260

Holders
728
Holders Change
+89
Holders Change %
+13.93%
% of All Funds
16.51%
Holding in Top 10
29
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+38.1%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
134
Increased
222
Reduced
260
Closed
41
Calls
$174M
Puts
$123M
Net Calls
+$50.6M
Net Calls Change
+$16.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$124M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$45.1M
3
ECM
Element Capital Management
New York
+$40.1M
4
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
+$39.6M
5
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$38.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$65.6M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$60.1M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$55.3M
4
WP
Wedgewood Partners
Missouri
-$47M
5
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$46.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Balyasny Asset Management
276
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$2.31M +$305K +24,640 +17%
LWCFA
277
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.28M -$149K -12,020 -7%
RC
278
Roundview Capital
New Jersey
$2.26M +$1.28M +103,460 +167%
Fifth Third Bancorp
279
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2.23M +$1.46M +118,096 +262%
NSAM
280
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$2.21M – – –
Mariner
281
Mariner
Kansas
$2.2M +$24.2K +1,952 +1%
MSA
282
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.19M +$2.68K +216 +0.1%
LCM
283
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.16M -$3.85M -310,520 -66%
LCM
284
Liberty Capital Management
Michigan
$2.14M – – –
AAF
285
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$2.14M -$401K -32,400 -17%
SOADOR
286
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$2.12M +$978K +78,960 +104%
CIBC Asset Management
287
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.11M +$94K +7,588 +5%
AB
288
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$2.09M +$166K +13,388 +10%
MOACM
289
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$2.07M +$90K +7,268 +5%
DnB Asset Management
290
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$2.05M – – –
MSV
291
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$2.05M -$109K -8,800 -5%
SC
292
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$2.01M +$111K +8,964 +6%
SCM
293
Stonebridge Capital Management
California
$1.99M -$289K -23,300 -14%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
294
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$1.98M -$5.29M -427,200 -75%
CM
295
Castleark Management
Illinois
$1.98M – – –
WA
296
WESPAC Advisors
California
$1.96M -$902K -72,808 -34%
YIA
297
YHB Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$1.96M +$58.8K +4,748 +3%
GC
298
Gratus Capital
Georgia
$1.92M -$19.8K -1,600 -1%
ZCA
299
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.92M +$571K +46,092 +49%
Janney Montgomery Scott
300
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.86M +$71.3K +5,752 +4%
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FAST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

728 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fastenal (FAST) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $13.4B — up 19% from $11.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 134 funds opened new FAST positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 93 holders — while 222 added to existing stakes and 260 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $124M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, cutting an estimated $65.6M.

  • 728 institutional investors held Fastenal (FAST) as of Q4 2017, up from 639 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $13.4B of Fastenal stock for Q4 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 134 funds opened new Fastenal positions in Q4 2017 and 41 closed out, a net change of +93 holders.
  • The largest Fastenal buyer in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $124M added.
  • The largest Fastenal seller in Q4 2017 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $65.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.