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750 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.4B invested in Fastenal in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 234 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 45

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1525 (+10)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12B → $14.4B (+$2.33B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 719750 (+31)

6% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95.7M | Put options by funds: $102M

2.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 347.2%344.77% (-2.4%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 234 | Existing positions reduced: 290

Holders
750
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+4.31%
% of All Funds
17.15%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
82
Increased
234
Reduced
290
Closed
45
Calls
$95.7M
Puts
$102M
Net Calls
-$6.65M
Net Calls Change
-$36.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.88B +$17.7M +1,244,396 +1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.12B -$1.81M -126,956 -0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$854M +$9.01M +633,044 +1%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$678M +$25.3M +1,774,444 +4%
ROIC
5
Route One Investment Company
California
$455M +$7.12M +500,000 +2%
O
6
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$292M -$36M -2,525,032 -11%
BCM
7
Bares Capital Management
Texas
$265M +$37.4M +2,628,292 +17%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$228M +$7.67M +538,408 +4%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$221M -$28.1M -1,973,820 -11%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$217M -$931K -65,384 -0.4%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$197M -$2.55M -178,808 -1%
WRF
12
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$178M -$19.3M -1,354,076 -10%
CCM
13
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$174M -$11.5M -809,884 -6%
MPI
14
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$170M -$645K -45,268 -0.4%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$150M -$3.16M -221,640 -2%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$148M +$3.9M +274,040 +3%
DDC
17
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$140M +$2.21M +155,388 +2%
Janus Henderson Group
18
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$138M -$8.18M -574,320 -6%
CIM
19
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$138M -$5.52M -387,792 -4%
Principal Financial Group
20
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$138M +$638K +44,780 +0.5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
21
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$134M +$8.49M +596,492 +7%
AllianceBernstein
22
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$132M +$53.4M +3,752,868 +70%
Fidelity Investments
23
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$129M -$3.29M -231,240 -3%
William Blair & Company
24
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$124M -$4.03M -282,844 -3%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$124M -$53.7M -3,769,432 -31%

FAST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

750 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fastenal (FAST) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $14.4B — up 19% from $12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new FAST positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 234 added to existing stakes and 290 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jupiter Investment Management, adding an estimated $79.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $366M.

  • 750 institutional investors held Fastenal (FAST) as of Q3 2018, up from 719 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $14.4B of Fastenal stock for Q3 2018, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new Fastenal positions in Q3 2018 and 45 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest Fastenal buyer in Q3 2018 was Jupiter Investment Management, an estimated $79.3M added.
  • The largest Fastenal seller in Q3 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $366M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.