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356 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.28B invested in Flex in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 136 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

169% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.4M | Put options by funds: $10.2M

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 37

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 323 → 356 (+33)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.43B → $9.28B (+$844M)

2.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 126.9% → 129.53% (+2.6%)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 9 (-2)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 136

Holders
356
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+10.22%
% of All Funds
8.07%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
72
Increased
87
Reduced
136
Closed
37
Calls
$27.4M
Puts
$10.2M
Net Calls
+$17.2M
Net Calls Change
+$1.96M

Top Buyers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$417M
2
PC
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
+$48.3M
3
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$37.9M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$30.8M
5
IAM
Iridian Asset Management
Connecticut
+$29.2M

Top Sellers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$152M
2
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$84.4M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$80.6M
4
GC
GMT Capital
Georgia
-$47.5M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$32.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Los Angeles Capital Management
226
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$463K -$626K -46,288 -58%
First Trust Advisors
227
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$462K -$110K -8,128 -19%
ONB
228
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$458K -$95.7K -7,077 -17%
STA
229
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$448K +$447K +33,030 New
WG
230
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$445K -$207K -15,291 -32%
Commonwealth Equity Services
231
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$441K -$5.88K -435 -1%
LCM
232
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$428K +$427K +31,575 New
PM
233
Parametrica Management
Hong Kong
$417K +$416K +30,794 New
LTFS
234
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$405K -$32K -2,366 -7%
PP
235
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$404K +$403K +29,774 New
PAG
236
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$402K +$17.9K +1,326 +5%
FMT
237
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$399K -$46.9K -3,470 -11%
CAM
238
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$398K – – –
RIM
239
Redpoint Investment Management
Australia
$376K +$374K +27,698 New
WPC
240
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$373K -$17.9K -1,327 -5%
BTS
241
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$350K -$17.8K -1,317 -5%
ISL
242
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$350K – – –
CICI
243
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$321K -$35.9K -2,654 -10%
AG
244
Advisor Group
Arizona
$314K +$2.12K +157 +0.7%
AL
245
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$298K -$19.3K -1,431 -6%
TFA
246
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$293K -$39.5K -2,920 -12%
CCB
247
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$290K -$133K -9,820 -31%
GC
248
Gratry & Company
Ohio
$285K -$31.5K -2,329 -10%
LBC
249
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$283K – – –
Verition Fund Management
250
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$269K -$176K -13,047 -40%
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FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

356 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $9.28B — up 10% from $8.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new FLEX positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 136 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $417M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $152M.

  • 356 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q4 2017, up from 323 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.28B of Flex stock for Q4 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new Flex positions in Q4 2017 and 37 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $417M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q4 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $152M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.