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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
OAJ
351
Ogorek Anthony Joseph
New York
$1K – – –
RIA
352
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$1K – – –
SBL
353
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$1K – – –
VNA
354
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
WAS
355
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$1K – – –
AWA
356
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$1K +$1.27K +94 New
PCG
357
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$15 +$14.9K +1,105 New
NFA
358
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$7.4M -592,633 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
359
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$5.96M -477,394 Closed
Credit Agricole
360
Credit Agricole
France
– -$5.96M -476,925 Closed
MPM
361
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
– -$5.48M -438,787 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
362
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$4.38M -351,160 Closed
GIA
363
Gargoyle Investment Advisor
New Jersey
– -$4.08M -326,784 Closed
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
364
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
– -$4.01M -321,309 Closed
OAM
365
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$1.79M -142,307 Closed
EGM
366
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$1.44M -115,200 Closed
FHC
367
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
– -$1.3M -104,435 Closed
ZIG
368
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
– -$1.09M -87,269 Closed
BVDMP
369
Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Voor De Media PNO
Netherlands
– -$1.06M -85,325 Closed
PI
370
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
– -$1.02M -82,050 Closed
AIM
371
ARK Investment Management
Florida
– -$911K -72,924 Closed
TG
372
TCW Group
California
– -$827K -66,208 Closed
WBC
373
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
– -$573K -45,854 Closed
HHC
374
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$542K -43,393 Closed
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
375
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
– -$510K -40,872 Closed
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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.