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283 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.99B invested in Flex in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.59M | Put options by funds: $2.96M

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.02B → $6.99B (+$964M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 298283 (-15)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1110 (-1)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 119

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 34

Holders
283
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-5.03%
% of All Funds
7.9%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
22
Increased
87
Reduced
119
Closed
34
Calls
$7.59M
Puts
$2.96M
Net Calls
+$4.63M
Net Calls Change
-$5.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FAAS
226
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$157K +$1.84K +226 +1%
TFA
227
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$154K -$44.8K -5,514 -22%
Ameriprise
228
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$149K -$3.07M -377,549 -95%
ZDA
229
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
$149K -$75.5K -9,289 -33%
CB
230
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$140K
Daiwa Securities Group
231
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$139K
CIBC Asset Management
232
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$138K -$5.51K -678 -4%
BAM
233
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$136K
Brown Advisory
234
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$133K -$37K -4,553 -21%
HIMCH
235
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$131K
Commonwealth Equity Services
236
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$124K -$438K -53,965 -78%
RIM
237
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
$124K -$10.8K -1,327 -8%
AIM
238
Aurora Investment Management
Illinois
$118K
US Bancorp
239
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$116K -$3.93K -484 -3%
M&T Bank
240
M&T Bank
New York
$111K +$113K +13,871 New
DADC
241
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$98K -$5.33K -656 -5%
FMLI
242
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$66K
MAM
243
Mizuho Asset Management
Japan
$59K
PAM
244
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$40.1K
Bessemer Group
245
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$38K -$9.05K -1,114 -19%
SEC
246
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$31K -$28K -3,450 -47%
DVM
247
Dreman Value Management
Florida
$28K
ST
248
Spot Trading
Illinois
$26K -$94.9K -11,676 -78%
BCM
249
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$22K
SAMC
250
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$21K

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

283 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.99B — up 16% from $6.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of FLEX and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 119 trimmed existing stakes and 87 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, cutting an estimated $46.8M.

  • 283 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q3 2015, down from 298 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.99B of Flex stock for Q3 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Flex positions in Q3 2015 and 34 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q3 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $210M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $46.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.