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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
CA
376
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
– -$506K -40,529 Closed
AAP
377
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
– -$464K -37,156 Closed
CCA
378
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
– -$283K -22,692 Closed
PG
379
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$276K -20,444 Closed
WIC
380
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
– -$244K -19,568 Closed
Citadel Advisors
381
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$217K -16,057 Closed
Truist Financial
382
Truist Financial
North Carolina
– -$174K -13,911 Closed
PRCM
383
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
– -$145K -11,635 Closed
QT
384
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$92K -7,444 Closed
Group One Trading
385
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$35.4K -2,618 Closed
FIB
386
First Interstate Bank
Montana
– -$27K -2,162 Closed
HIM
387
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$23K -1,858 Closed
Twin Tree Management
388
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$7.91K -585 Closed
NFG
389
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$7K -564 Closed
ECM
390
Estabrook Capital Management
New York
– -$5.34K -427 Closed
DOA
391
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
– -$5K -406 Closed
CHC
392
City Holding Co
West Virginia
– -$5K -398 Closed
AIM
393
Assured Investment Management
New York
– -$4K -341 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.