Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
650 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.5B invested in Fifth Third Bancorp in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 199 increasing their positions, 267 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 48
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $98.5M | Put options by funds: $85.4M
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 640 → 650 (+10)
1.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.47% → 81.09% (-1.4%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.8B → $15.5B (-$1.33B)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 199 | Existing positions reduced: 267
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 4 (-8)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.27B |
| 2 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$151M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$116M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$73.4M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$42.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PC
PointState Capital
New York
|
-$122M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$108M |
| 3 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$94.8M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$78.5M |
| 5 |
EPCM
Eton Park Capital Management
New York
|
-$62M |
FITB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
650 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $15.5B — down 7.9% from $16.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new FITB positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 199 added to existing stakes and 267 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.27B. The largest seller was PointState Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $122M sold.
- 650 institutional investors held Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) as of Q1 2017, up from 640 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $15.5B of Fifth Third Bancorp stock for Q1 2017, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new Fifth Third Bancorp positions in Q1 2017 and 48 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Fifth Third Bancorp buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.27B added.
- The largest Fifth Third Bancorp seller in Q1 2017 was PointState Capital, an estimated $122M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.