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300 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.72B invested in Flex in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

560% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.07M | Put options by funds: $1.22M

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 83

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 31

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1012 (+2)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 283300 (+17)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.99B → $5.72B (-$1.26B)

Holders
300
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+6.01%
% of All Funds
7.87%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
48
Increased
129
Reduced
83
Closed
31
Calls
$8.07M
Puts
$1.22M
Net Calls
+$6.84M
Net Calls Change
+$2.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAM
51
Steinberg Asset Management
New York
$18.8M -$1.14M -135,268 -6%
BlackRock
52
BlackRock
New York
$18.3M +$10.7M +1,268,179 +141%
TCIM
53
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$17.6M +$10.3M +1,213,626 +140%
STB
54
S&T Bank
Pennsylvania
$16.6M -$75.6K -8,945 -0.5%
Balyasny Asset Management
55
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$15.8M +$15.8M +1,871,358 New
Marshall Wace
56
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$15.7M +$15.4M +1,827,352 +6,568%
IIA
57
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$15.4M
Acadian Asset Management
58
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$15.3M -$21M -2,479,021 -58%
Fidelity Investments
59
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$14.9M -$4.85M -573,579 -25%
Northern Trust
60
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.5M -$4.8M -567,848 -25%
SCM
61
Simcoe Capital Management
New York
$14.2M +$1.34M +158,535 +10%
OAM
62
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$14M -$2.66M -314,150 -16%
GC
63
Globeflex Capital
California
$13.3M +$2.98M +353,115 +29%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
64
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$12.4M +$113K +13,365 +0.9%
Bank of New York Mellon
65
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12M +$347K +41,086 +3%
CHAM
66
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$11.9M -$232K -27,461 -2%
VRS
67
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$11.9M +$8.53M +1,008,607 +255%
Adage Capital Partners
68
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$11.5M +$11.5M +1,360,706 New
Swiss National Bank
69
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$11.5M +$195K +23,089 +2%
MTB
70
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$11M +$606K +71,686 +6%
BJ
71
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$10.9M +$3.18M +376,466 +41%
PPA
72
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$10.8M -$58.7K -6,950 -0.5%
PP
73
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$10.7M +$10.1M +1,200,829 +1,996%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
74
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$10.6M -$2.88M -341,304 -21%
Wells Fargo
75
Wells Fargo
California
$9.88M -$369K -43,691 -4%

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

300 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $5.72B — down 18% from $6.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new FLEX positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boston Partners, adding an estimated $308M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.47B sold.

  • 300 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q4 2015, up from 283 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.72B of Flex stock for Q4 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Flex positions in Q4 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q4 2015 was Boston Partners, an estimated $308M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q4 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $1.47B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.