Factset
FDS
409 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.13B invested in Factset in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 145 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 41
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.63B → $7.13B (+$503M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 384 → 409 (+25)
0.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.86% → 94.62% (+0.76%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37.8M | Put options by funds: $40.2M
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 145
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$298M |
| 2 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$88.6M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$32.9M |
| 4 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$24.3M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$18.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$116M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$62M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$56.5M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$48.8M |
| 5 |
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$33.3M |
FDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
409 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Factset (FDS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $7.13B — up 7.6% from $6.63B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new FDS positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 145 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $298M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $116M.
- 409 institutional investors held Factset (FDS) as of Q4 2017, up from 384 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $7.13B of Factset stock for Q4 2017, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new Factset positions in Q4 2017 and 41 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest Factset buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $298M added.
- The largest Factset seller in Q4 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $116M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.