Fastenal
FAST
512 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.6B invested in Fastenal in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 179 increasing their positions, 182 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $64.6M | Put options by funds: $44.8M
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $14.6B (+$3.1B)
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 45
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 15 (+1)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 513 → 512 (-1)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 179 | Existing positions reduced: 182
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$302M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$149M |
| 3 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$33.6M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$31.8M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$23.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$128M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$40.5M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$38.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$24.2M |
| 5 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$18.2M |
FAST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
512 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fastenal (FAST) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $14.6B — up 27% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new FAST positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 179 added to existing stakes and 182 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $302M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $128M.
- 512 institutional investors held Fastenal (FAST) as of Q4 2014, down from 513 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $14.6B of Fastenal stock for Q4 2014, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Fastenal positions in Q4 2014 and 45 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Fastenal buyer in Q4 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $302M added.
- The largest Fastenal seller in Q4 2014 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $128M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.