Factset
521 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.98B invested in Factset in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 164 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
105% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 40
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.14B → $9.98B (+$839M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 491 → 521 (+30)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 164
0.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.41% → 98.03% (-0.37%)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.6M | Put options by funds: $64.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$75.8M |
| 2 |
A
AustralianSuper
Melbourne,
Australia
|
+$46.3M |
| 3 |
BCF
BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab
Klampenborg,
Denmark
|
+$32.5M |
| 4 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$27.9M |
| 5 |
PWAG
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
San Rafael,
California
|
+$25.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$80.2M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$77.5M |
| 3 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$45.4M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$41.2M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$35.4M |
FDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
521 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Factset (FDS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $9.98B — up 9.2% from $9.14B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new FDS positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 42 holders — while 177 added to existing stakes and 164 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $75.8M. The largest seller was VOYA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $80.2M.
- 521 institutional investors held Factset (FDS) as of Q4 2019, up from 491 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $9.98B of Factset stock for Q4 2019, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new Factset positions in Q4 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of +42 holders.
- The largest Factset buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $75.8M added.
- The largest Factset seller in Q4 2019 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $80.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.