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322 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.72B invested in Flex in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.5M | Put options by funds: $14.2M

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 122.93%123.44% (+0.51%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 105

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 344322 (-22)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 81

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.46B → $3.72B (-$2.74B)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 93 (-6)

Holders
322
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-6.4%
% of All Funds
7.17%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
64
Increased
104
Reduced
105
Closed
81
Calls
$20.5M
Puts
$14.2M
Net Calls
+$6.36M
Net Calls Change
-$21.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$40.1M -$21.1M -3,025,643 -30%
Norges Bank
27
Norges Bank
Norway
$38.4M
FMI
28
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$35.2M +$11.8M +1,689,271 +38%
Franklin Resources
29
Franklin Resources
California
$34.5M +$7.28M +1,042,332 +21%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
30
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$31.4M +$27.3M +3,908,933 +248%
Macquarie Group
31
Macquarie Group
Australia
$29.9M +$30.1M +4,310,617 +475%
BIP
32
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$29M +$35.3M +5,053,274 New
Two Sigma Advisers
33
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$28.1M +$13.1M +1,869,345 +62%
TC
34
Towle & Co
Colorado
$25M +$11.1M +1,583,132 +57%
Vanguard Group
35
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$24.9M +$588K +84,199 +2%
LSV Asset Management
36
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$24.1M -$10.3M -1,468,368 -26%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
37
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$23.3M +$28.4M +4,060,360 New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
38
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$22.6M +$27.5M +3,934,555 New
NIMC
39
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
$22.3M +$7.94M +1,136,516 +41%
Legal & General Group
40
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$20.6M +$1.61M +230,235 +7%
BCM
41
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$19.9M +$12.4M +1,780,448 +106%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
42
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$19.4M +$8.91M +1,275,670 +61%
TIM
43
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$17.5M +$3.59M +513,513 +20%
Renaissance Technologies
44
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$17.4M +$5.76M +825,128 +37%
USAA
45
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$16.9M +$6.54M +936,696 +47%
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
$16.8M -$4.4M -629,293 -18%
Morgan Stanley
47
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16M -$11.4M -1,637,050 -37%
EARNEST Partners
48
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$15.4M +$142K +20,313 +0.8%
FCM
49
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14.9M +$1.94M +277,813 +12%
UBS AM
50
UBS AM
Illinois
$14M -$266K -38,141 -2%

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

322 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.72B — down 42% from $6.46B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 81 funds closed out of FLEX and 64 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 105 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.

The largest buyer was Primecap Management, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $230M.

  • 322 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q4 2018, down from 344 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.72B of Flex stock for Q4 2018, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Flex positions in Q4 2018 and 81 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q4 2018 was Primecap Management, an estimated $113M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q4 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $230M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.