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555 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.77B invested in F5 in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 218 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 69

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 541555 (+14)

2.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.87%101.39% (+2.5%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 87 (-1)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.9B → $9.77B (-$2.16B)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 218

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $112M | Put options by funds: $150M

Holders
555
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+2.59%
% of All Funds
12.37%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
88
Increased
165
Reduced
218
Closed
69
Calls
$112M
Puts
$150M
Net Calls
-$37.9M
Net Calls Change
-$591K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.08B +$23.1M +134,609 +2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$871M +$37.2M +216,957 +4%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$440M -$8.66M -50,477 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$401M +$78M +454,700 +23%
AQR Capital Management
5
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$318M +$26.3M +153,401 +8%
APG Asset Management
6
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$281M -$686K -4,000 -0.2%
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$222M -$3.93M -22,905 -2%
JIM
8
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$200M +$23.5M +136,880 +12%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$188M -$7.85M -45,746 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$185M -$7.75M -45,152 -4%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$184M -$135M -787,570 -41%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$177M +$12.4M +72,027 +7%
First Trust Advisors
13
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$158M +$15.7M +91,274 +10%
Janus Henderson Group
14
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$151M +$61.6M +359,041 +63%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$146M +$9.72M +56,674 +7%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$132M -$51.2M -298,528 -27%
Swedbank
17
Swedbank
Sweden
$128M +$24.9M +145,037 +22%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$118M -$23.5M -137,043 -16%
LSV Asset Management
19
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$118M -$8.77M -51,097 -7%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$115M +$64.1M +373,551 +112%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
21
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$113M +$9.72M +56,668 +9%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$111M -$6.41M -37,335 -5%
UBS AM
23
UBS AM
Illinois
$97.7M +$1.46M +8,517 +1%
TCIM
24
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$83.5M -$2.22M -12,926 -2%
PAM
25
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$83.1M -$43.3M -252,249 -33%

FFIV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

555 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in F5 (FFIV) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.77B — down 18% from $11.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new FFIV positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 165 added to existing stakes and 218 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $78M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $135M.

  • 555 institutional investors held F5 (FFIV) as of Q4 2018, up from 541 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $9.77B of F5 stock for Q4 2018, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 88 funds opened new F5 positions in Q4 2018 and 69 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest F5 buyer in Q4 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $78M added.
  • The largest F5 seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $135M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.