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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
AAMU
76
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$12M +$12M +884,680 New
CS
77
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$11.2M +$1.93M +142,581 +21%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
78
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$10.6M +$1.47M +108,418 +16%
SAM
79
Steinberg Asset Management
New York
$10.5M -$2.98M -220,341 -22%
Deutsche Bank
80
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10M -$5.38M -398,272 -35%
CA
81
Claar Advisors
New York
$9.99M +$9.97M +737,221 New
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
82
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$9.95M -$1.89M -139,733 -16%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
83
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$9.8M +$1.03M +76,037 +12%
Macquarie Group
84
Macquarie Group
Australia
$9.75M -$244K -18,047 -3%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
85
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$9.6M -$45.9K -3,394 -0.5%
LG
86
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$8.6M -$329K -24,324 -4%
Nomura Holdings
87
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$8.54M +$8.52M +630,070 New
Aberdeen Group
88
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$8.27M -$96.8K -7,162 -1%
ACM
89
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$8.05M +$298K +22,033 +4%
OA
90
Oak Associates
Ohio
$7.35M -$723K -53,478 -9%
JMPWA
91
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$7.1M +$285K +21,101 +4%
DCM
92
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$7.02M +$7M +517,795 New
Two Sigma Investments
93
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$6.78M +$6.33M +468,211 +1,472%
QIM
94
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$6.39M +$4.62M +341,968 +264%
Russell Investments Group
95
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$6.28M -$15.1M -1,116,897 -71%
O
96
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$6.08M -$3.49M -258,145 -37%
APG Asset Management
97
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$6.05M -$7.08M -523,363 -49%
LSC
98
Lesa Sroufe & Co
Washington
$5.9M -$47.7K -3,528 -0.8%
Holocene Advisors
99
Holocene Advisors
New York
$5.81M +$5.8M +428,709 New
Geode Capital Management
100
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.77M -$861K -63,690 -13%
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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.