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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
Rafferty Asset Management
326
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$1.51M -$1.28M -103,264 -48%
NMERB
327
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
$1.51M +$34.7K +2,800 +3%
RG
328
Rikoon Group
New Mexico
$1.51M -$151K -12,200 -10%
IIC
329
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$1.51M +$42.1K +3,400 +3%
ZCM
330
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.49M -$244K -19,676 -15%
CS
331
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$1.48M +$128K +10,292 +11%
FIMG
332
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$1.47M +$209K +16,832 +19%
PAM
333
Palisade Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.46M -$14.9K -1,200 -1%
WAM
334
World Asset Management
Michigan
$1.45M -$93K -7,508 -7%
BF
335
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.45M -$26.8K -2,160 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
336
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.44M -$354K -28,536 -21%
Arrowstreet Capital
337
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.43M +$1.29M +104,400 New
QIM
338
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1.42M +$1.28M +103,600 New
FA
339
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.41M -$46.2K -3,728 -3%
BCM
340
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$1.39M +$27.6K +2,224 +2%
CB
341
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$1.39M -$101K -8,112 -7%
KA
342
Kaizen Advisory
Illinois
$1.38M +$1.25M +101,152 New
YMRC
343
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$1.37M – – –
PA
344
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$1.36M +$108K +8,748 +10%
AFM
345
Andesa Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$1.36M +$1.23M +99,100 New
MIP
346
Marietta Investment Partners
Wisconsin
$1.35M – – –
NAM
347
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$1.34M +$1.22M +98,104 New
PWPCM
348
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$1.33M +$1.2M +97,028 New
SAM
349
Sequent Asset Management
Texas
$1.32M – – –
NB
350
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$1.31M +$76.5K +6,172 +7%
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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.