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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
FCM
26
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$69.8M -$1.86M -137,557 -3%
American Century Companies
27
American Century Companies
Missouri
$67M +$30.8M +2,278,281 +85%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$64.3M +$8.09M +598,075 +14%
First Eagle Investment Management
29
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$62.7M +$4.78M +353,260 +8%
Invesco
30
Invesco
Georgia
$61M +$2.09M +154,338 +4%
AllianceBernstein
31
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$55.5M -$183K -13,535 -0.3%
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$50.2M -$3.1M -228,975 -6%
DZ Bank
33
DZ Bank
Germany
$49.7M +$37.9M +2,804,473 +325%
TCIM
34
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$49.1M -$188K -13,924 -0.4%
PC
35
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$48.5M +$48.3M +3,576,150 New
Vanguard Group
36
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$47.2M -$3.8M -281,075 -7%
SEI Investments
37
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$45M +$518K +38,282 +1%
Two Sigma Advisers
38
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$44.4M -$13.1M -969,741 -23%
SIM
39
Sadoff Investment Management
Wisconsin
$44M -$1.45M -107,513 -3%
TC
40
Towle & Co
Colorado
$37.4M +$698K +51,607 +2%
EARNEST Partners
41
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$36.6M -$3.85M -284,696 -10%
Morgan Stanley
42
Morgan Stanley
New York
$36.5M -$3.8M -280,739 -9%
Swiss National Bank
43
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$35.3M – – –
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$33.9M +$1.51M +111,789 +5%
NIMC
45
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
$33.7M +$9.54M +705,543 +40%
UBS AM
46
UBS AM
Illinois
$29.6M -$177K -13,124 -0.6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
47
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$27.7M +$341K +25,240 +1%
SCM
48
Simcoe Capital Management
New York
$26.9M – – –
Lord, Abbett & Co
49
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$26.5M +$4.8M +355,238 +22%
Korea Investment Corp
50
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$25.7M +$21M +1,554,581 +455%
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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.