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556 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.97B invested in F5 in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 212 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

166% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 38

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)

17% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $211M | Put options by funds: $180M

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 501 → 556 (+55)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.22B → $8.97B (+$747M)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 212

Holders
556
Holders Change
+55
Holders Change %
+10.98%
% of All Funds
14.83%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
101
Increased
185
Reduced
212
Closed
38
Calls
$211M
Puts
$180M
Net Calls
+$30.4M
Net Calls Change
-$52.2M

Top Buyers

1
CEP
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
+$37.9M
2
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$34.5M
3
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$33.4M
4
B
Baird
Wisconsin
+$33.1M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$29.1M

Top Sellers

1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$90M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$61.8M
3
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$46.4M
4
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
-$45.1M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$43.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIBC World Market
576
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$791K -6,664 Closed
PAM
577
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
– -$772K -6,505 Closed
PRCM
578
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
– -$769K -6,477 Closed
MSU
579
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
– -$615K -5,181 Closed
CI
580
Constellation Investments
Ohio
– -$377K -3,175 Closed
AIP
581
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
– -$317K -2,670 Closed
GCAC
582
Guardian Capital Advisors (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
– -$353K -2,600 Closed
MIS
583
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
– -$306K -2,580 Closed
CCM
584
Check Capital Management
California
– -$303K -2,550 Closed
SKK
585
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
– -$278K -2,339 Closed
Rafferty Asset Management
586
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
– -$270K -2,272 Closed
BPC
587
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
– -$226K -1,900 Closed
LBG
588
Lloyds Banking Group
United Kingdom
– -$207K -1,744 Closed
SFSIG
589
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
– -$119K -1,000 Closed
CS
590
Credential Securities
– -$112K -944 Closed
NFG
591
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$13K -110 Closed
PTC
592
Private Trust Company
Ohio
– -$11K -90 Closed
CFA
593
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$6K -53 Closed
TIM
594
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
– +$374 +3 New
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FFIV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

556 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in F5 (FFIV) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $8.97B — up 9.1% from $8.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new FFIV positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 63 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 212 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Chicago Equity Partners, adding an estimated $37.9M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $90M.

  • 556 institutional investors held F5 (FFIV) as of Q4 2014, up from 501 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.97B of F5 stock for Q4 2014, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new F5 positions in Q4 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of +63 holders.
  • The largest F5 buyer in Q4 2014 was Chicago Equity Partners, an estimated $37.9M added.
  • The largest F5 seller in Q4 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $90M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.