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283 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.99B invested in Flex in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.59M | Put options by funds: $2.96M

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.02B → $6.99B (+$964M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 298283 (-15)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1110 (-1)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 119

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 34

Holders
283
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-5.03%
% of All Funds
7.9%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
22
Increased
87
Reduced
119
Closed
34
Calls
$7.59M
Puts
$2.96M
Net Calls
+$4.63M
Net Calls Change
-$5.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
51
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$15.6M +$325K +40,028 +2%
IIA
52
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$14.5M -$2.34M -287,461 -14%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
53
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$12.7M -$231K -28,398 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
54
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$12.2M +$10.5M +1,293,427 +521%
SCM
55
Simcoe Capital Management
New York
$12.1M +$4.37M +538,205 +55%
BIP
56
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$11.8M -$38.6K -4,747 -0.3%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
57
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$11.6M -$77.3K -9,514 -0.6%
CHAM
58
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$11.4M -$348K -42,794 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
59
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$10.9M -$922K -113,416 -8%
Swiss National Bank
60
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$10.6M +$863K +106,160 +9%
PPA
61
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$10.3M +$1.02M +125,906 +11%
MTB
62
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$9.68M +$17.8K +2,188 +0.2%
GC
63
Globeflex Capital
California
$9.67M -$79.8K -9,820 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
64
Wells Fargo
California
$9.63M -$792K -97,413 -7%
AIP
65
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$9.22M -$3.25M -400,328 -26%
Neuberger Berman Group
66
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$8.48M +$23.6K +2,906 +0.3%
Millennium Management
67
Millennium Management
New York
$8.44M +$6.4M +788,228 +288%
RFC
68
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$8.18M -$15.1M -1,856,194 -64%
D.E. Shaw & Co
69
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$8.13M -$14.6M -1,791,316 -64%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
70
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$7.78M
O
71
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$7.38M +$415K +51,089 +6%
BJ
72
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$7.25M -$2.99M -368,025 -29%
BlackRock
73
BlackRock
New York
$7.17M -$5.7M -701,528 -44%
CS
74
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.96M -$671K -82,538 -9%
TCIM
75
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$6.86M +$324K +39,823 +5%

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

283 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.99B — up 16% from $6.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of FLEX and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 119 trimmed existing stakes and 87 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, cutting an estimated $46.8M.

  • 283 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q3 2015, down from 298 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.99B of Flex stock for Q3 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Flex positions in Q3 2015 and 34 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q3 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $210M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $46.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.