F5
FFIV
527 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.62B invested in F5 in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 216 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 50
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
19% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $98.8M | Put options by funds: $82.7M
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 497 → 527 (+30)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.28B → $7.62B (+$345M)
1.76% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.97% → 93.21% (-1.8%)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 216
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$174M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$55.4M |
| 3 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$52.5M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$40.3M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$39.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BHG
Blue Harbour Group
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$178M |
| 2 |
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$66.9M |
| 3 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$55M |
| 4 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$44.6M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$44.1M |
FFIV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
527 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in F5 (FFIV) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $7.62B — up 4.7% from $7.28B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new FFIV positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 216 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity International, opening a new position worth an estimated $174M. The largest seller was Blue Harbour Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $178M sold.
- 527 institutional investors held F5 (FFIV) as of Q4 2017, up from 497 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $7.62B of F5 stock for Q4 2017, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new F5 positions in Q4 2017 and 50 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest F5 buyer in Q4 2017 was Fidelity International, an estimated $174M added.
- The largest F5 seller in Q4 2017 was Blue Harbour Group, an estimated $178M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.