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373 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.26B invested in Factset in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 136 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.3M | Put options by funds: $7.28M

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 26

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 710 (+3)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 361373 (+12)

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.18%95.14% (-0.04%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 136

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.4B → $6.26B (-$137M)

Holders
373
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+3.32%
% of All Funds
10.41%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
39
Increased
134
Reduced
136
Closed
26
Calls
$13.3M
Puts
$7.28M
Net Calls
+$6.07M
Net Calls Change
+$37.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BAMCO Inc
1
BAMCO Inc
New York
$575M -$7.88M -48,163 -1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$474M +$9.77M +59,695 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$474M -$55.8M -340,800 -10%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$363M +$5.79M +35,385 +2%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
5
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$350M -$11.3M -69,160 -3%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$235M +$10.3M +63,067 +4%
Wellington Management Group
7
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$198M +$5.57M +34,050 +3%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$186M +$10.3M +62,653 +6%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$165M +$7.04M +43,010 +4%
ACM
10
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$152M +$1.12M +6,866 +0.7%
Neuberger Berman Group
11
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$131M -$2.12M -12,980 -2%
JHIU
12
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$117M -$1.53M -9,329 -1%
Principal Financial Group
13
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$106M +$3.03M +18,518 +3%
DGI
14
Disciplined Growth Investors
Minnesota
$106M +$573K +3,503 +0.5%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$97.8M +$74.3M +453,974 +288%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
16
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$96.4M -$10.6M -64,958 -10%
Acadian Asset Management
17
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$94.2M -$1.61M -9,826 -2%
DAC
18
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
$87.5M +$340K +2,080 +0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$78.5M +$4.24M +25,890 +6%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$75.2M -$6.12M -37,400 -7%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$73.8M +$2.38M +14,538 +3%
Ninety One (UK)
22
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$72.4M
AL
23
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$69.5M -$48M -293,215 -40%
SGAM
24
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$59.6M -$3.49M -21,324 -5%
Norges Bank
25
Norges Bank
Norway
$55.8M +$2.34M +14,297 +4%

FDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

373 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Factset (FDS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.26B — down 2.1% from $6.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new FDS positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 136 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $74.3M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $55.8M.

  • 373 institutional investors held Factset (FDS) as of Q3 2015, up from 361 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.26B of Factset stock for Q3 2015, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Factset positions in Q3 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Factset buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $74.3M added.
  • The largest Factset seller in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $55.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.