First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $833M invested in First Financial Bancorp in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
117% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 36
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 21
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $803M → $833M (+$30.5M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 169 → 168 (-1)
70% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $55K | Put options by funds: $182K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$33.9M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$6.72M |
| 3 |
FG
FSI Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$4.57M |
| 4 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.98M |
| 5 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$3.47M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$29.1M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$10.4M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$8.92M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$3.18M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$3.17M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GCP
176
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$446K | -24,705 | Closed |
|
|
PP
177
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$397K | -22,003 | Closed |
|
|
WS
178
Wedbush Securities
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$361K | -20,000 | Closed |
|
|
TI
179
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$331K | -18,323 | Closed |
|
|
QSS
180
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Ponte Vedra Beach,
Florida
| – | -$303K | -16,584 | Closed |
|
|
HI
181
HBK Investments
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$213K | -11,800 | Closed |
|
|
AL
182
Airain Ltd
St. Peter Port,
Guernsey
| – | -$213K | -11,799 | Closed |
|
183
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$208K | -11,520 | Closed |
|
184
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$207K | -11,434 | Closed |
|
|
JG
185
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$196K | -10,861 | Closed |
|
|
IA
186
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$99K | -5,480 | Closed |
|
187
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$82K | -4,544 | Closed |
|
|
GAM
188
Gemmer Asset Management
Walnut Creek,
California
| – | -$5K | -275 | Closed |
|
FFBC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
168 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $833M — up 3.8% from $803M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FFBC positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 78 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.9M. The largest seller was Westwood Holdings Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $29.1M sold.
- 168 institutional investors held First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) as of Q1 2016, down from 169 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $833M of First Financial Bancorp stock for Q1 2016, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new First Financial Bancorp positions in Q1 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest First Financial Bancorp buyer in Q1 2016 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $33.9M added.
- The largest First Financial Bancorp seller in Q1 2016 was Westwood Holdings Group, an estimated $29.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.