Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
568 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in Fifth Third Bancorp in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 209 increasing their positions, 227 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
21% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $62M | Put options by funds: $51.3M
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 209 | Existing positions reduced: 227
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 606 → 568 (-38)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.2B → $12B (-$1.15B)
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 7 (-4)
53% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 68
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$176M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$102M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$78.6M |
| 4 |
AIM
abrdn Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$67.9M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$57.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$95M |
| 2 |
OAC
OMERS Administration Corp
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$52.5M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$44.3M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$32.4M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$29.7M |
FITB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
568 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $12B — down 8.7% from $13.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of FITB and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 36 holders — while 227 trimmed existing stakes and 209 added.
The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $95M.
- 568 institutional investors held Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) as of Q3 2015, down from 606 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $12B of Fifth Third Bancorp stock for Q3 2015, down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Fifth Third Bancorp positions in Q3 2015 and 68 closed out, a net change of -36 holders.
- The largest Fifth Third Bancorp buyer in Q3 2015 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $176M added.
- The largest Fifth Third Bancorp seller in Q3 2015 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $95M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.