First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
213 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.99B invested in First Financial Bancorp in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.19M | Put options by funds: $2.73M
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 22
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.87B → $1.99B (+$116M)
3.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.54% → 78.57% (+3%)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 66
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 220 → 213 (-7)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$16.9M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$9.62M |
| 3 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$7.25M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5.39M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.31M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFP
Patriot Financial Partners
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
-$10.6M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$4.4M |
| 3 |
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.6M |
| 4 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.23M |
| 5 |
WC
Walthausen & Co
Malta,
New York
|
-$3.22M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
226
Two Sigma Investments
New York
| – | -$204K | -8,351 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
227
Strategic Wealth Partners
Independence,
Ohio
| – | -$106 | -4,401 | Closed |
|
228
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$31K | -1,250 | Closed |
|
229
KBC Group
Brussels,
Belgium
| – | -$28K | -1,162 | Closed |
|
|
HCM
230
Hilton Capital Management
Garden City,
New York
| – | -$23K | -932 | Closed |
|
|
PAM
231
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$20K | -830 | Closed |
|
|
AA
232
AlphaMark Advisors
Ft. Wright,
Kentucky
| – | -$20K | -822 | Closed |
|
|
QT
233
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$15K | -626 | Closed |
|
|
APA
234
American Portfolios Advisors
Holbrook,
New York
| – | -$269 | -11 | Closed |
|
FFBC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
213 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.99B — up 6.2% from $1.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FFBC positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $16.9M. The largest seller was Patriot Financial Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.6M sold.
- 213 institutional investors held First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) as of Q4 2019, down from 220 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $1.99B of First Financial Bancorp stock for Q4 2019, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new First Financial Bancorp positions in Q4 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest First Financial Bancorp buyer in Q4 2019 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $16.9M added.
- The largest First Financial Bancorp seller in Q4 2019 was Patriot Financial Partners, an estimated $10.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.