Factset
FDS
291 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.05B invested in Factset in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
21% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12M | Put options by funds: $9.95M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.16B → $5.05B (-$110M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 298 → 291 (-7)
2.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 102.1% → 99.48% (-2.6%)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 30
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 129
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$109M |
| 2 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.8M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$20M |
| 4 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$16.8M |
| 5 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
+$15.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$67.4M |
| 2 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$45.1M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$43.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$34.8M |
| 5 |
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Wilimington,
Delaware
|
-$27.3M |
FDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
291 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Factset (FDS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $5.05B — down 2.1% from $5.16B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of FDS and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 129 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $109M. The largest seller was Generation Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $67.4M sold.
- 291 institutional investors held Factset (FDS) as of Q3 2014, down from 298 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $5.05B of Factset stock for Q3 2014, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Factset positions in Q3 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Factset buyer in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $109M added.
- The largest Factset seller in Q3 2014 was Generation Investment Management, an estimated $67.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.