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1,063 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.8B invested in Fastenal in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 176 funds opening new positions, 355 increasing their positions, 354 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

209% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 176 | Existing positions closed: 57

88% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1630 (+14)

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $111M | Put options by funds: $88.1M

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.3B → $28.8B (+$5.54B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9551,063 (+108)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 355 | Existing positions reduced: 354

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 157.1%156.94% (-0.17%)

Holders
1,063
Holders Change
+108
Holders Change %
+11.31%
% of All Funds
16.36%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+87.5%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
176
Increased
355
Reduced
354
Closed
57
Calls
$111M
Puts
$88.1M
Net Calls
+$23.2M
Net Calls Change
+$7.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.29B +$9.15M +310,226 +0.2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.85B -$36.7M -1,245,724 -1%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.82B +$20.2M +685,708 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.78B -$14.9M -505,226 -0.9%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$765M +$17.6M +595,692 +3%
Principal Financial Group
6
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$580M -$19.3M -655,338 -3%
Charles Schwab
7
Charles Schwab
California
$547M +$19.9M +675,718 +4%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$547M +$737K +25,014 +0.1%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$478M -$7.53M -255,396 -2%
Select Equity Group
10
Select Equity Group
New York
$414M +$293M +9,954,362 +335%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$393M +$69.8M +2,369,114 +24%
Baird Financial Group
12
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$392M +$589K +19,990 +0.2%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$349M +$23.9M +810,556 +8%
CCM
14
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$342M -$23.3M -788,720 -7%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$329M +$14.5M +490,678 +5%
Franklin Resources
16
Franklin Resources
California
$310M +$7.51M +254,866 +3%
LCOV
17
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$303M +$130K +4,422 +0%
Legal & General Group
18
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$299M -$15.9M -538,074 -5%
Macquarie Group
19
Macquarie Group
Australia
$298M -$4.17M -141,344 -1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
20
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$278M +$1.95M +66,124 +0.8%
UBS AM
21
UBS AM
Illinois
$271M -$12.8M -432,500 -5%
DDC
22
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$262M -$10.8M -365,682 -4%
RP
23
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$233M -$412K -13,968 -0.2%
William Blair & Company
24
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$224M -$1.67M -56,590 -0.8%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
25
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$216M -$40.4M -1,369,164 -17%

FAST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

1,063 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fastenal (FAST) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $28.8B — up 24% from $23.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 176 funds opened new FAST positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 119 holders — while 355 added to existing stakes and 354 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Select Equity Group, adding an estimated $293M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $276M.

  • 1,063 institutional investors held Fastenal (FAST) as of Q4 2021, up from 955 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $28.8B of Fastenal stock for Q4 2021, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 176 funds opened new Fastenal positions in Q4 2021 and 57 closed out, a net change of +119 holders.
  • The largest Fastenal buyer in Q4 2021 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $293M added.
  • The largest Fastenal seller in Q4 2021 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $276M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.