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298 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.16B invested in Factset in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 (+2)

53% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.6M | Put options by funds: $14.1M

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 29

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.63B → $5.16B (+$524M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 293298 (+5)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 101.5%102.1% (+0.6%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 112

Holders
298
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.71%
% of All Funds
8.57%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
35
Increased
100
Reduced
112
Closed
29
Calls
$21.6M
Puts
$14.1M
Net Calls
+$7.52M
Net Calls Change
+$7.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
226
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$374K -$94K -866 -22%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
227
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$373K
AAM
228
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$363K +$109 +1 +0%
UFG
229
United Fire Group
Iowa
$361K
NIC
230
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$360K
WG
231
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$360K +$324K +2,989 New
CCA
232
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$352K -$711K -6,550 -69%
Marshall Wace
233
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$349K +$315K +2,900 New
CCM
234
Carderock Capital Management
Maryland
$344K
WMSA
235
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$342K -$1.49M -13,690 -83%
MCTIC
236
MacGuire Cheswick & Tuttle Investment Counsel
Connecticut
$318K -$259K -2,390 -47%
ABP
237
Arthur B. Page
$301K
HTHT
238
Hemenway Trust Hemenway Trust
New Hampshire
$301K
WJA
239
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$286K -$258K -2,379 -50%
Canada Life
240
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$277K
Envestnet Asset Management
241
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$272K +$7.92K +73 +3%
DWA
242
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$267K
RGC
243
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$260K -$10.9K -100 -4%
HighTower Advisors
244
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$259K +$234K +2,154 New
MC
245
Middleton & Co
Massachusetts
$254K
SWP
246
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$248K +$226K +2,083 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
247
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$243K +$219K +2,017 New
Rafferty Asset Management
248
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$242K +$218K +2,010 New
YMRC
249
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$241K
LTFS
250
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$241K +$22.8K +210 +12%

FDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

298 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Factset (FDS) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $5.16B — up 11% from $4.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new FDS positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 112 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $39.8M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $59.2M.

  • 298 institutional investors held Factset (FDS) as of Q2 2014, up from 293 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.16B of Factset stock for Q2 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Factset positions in Q2 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Factset buyer in Q2 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $39.8M added.
  • The largest Factset seller in Q2 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $59.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.