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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
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
101
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$5.38M – – –
Aviva
102
Aviva
United Kingdom
$5.34M -$768K -56,808 -13%
BCIM
103
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$5.24M +$1.35M +99,684 +35%
VOAM
104
Vertex One Asset Management
British Columbia, Canada
$5.19M -$664K -49,099 -11%
LS
105
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$5.1M -$362K -26,806 -7%
IHL
106
Investment House LLC
California
$4.9M +$51.1K +3,782 +1%
Brown Advisory
107
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4.55M +$171K +12,661 +4%
OCM
108
Oribel Capital Management
New York
$4.43M -$9.69M -716,978 -69%
SSA
109
South Street Advisors
New York
$4.29M +$192K +14,238 +5%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
110
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$4.14M +$4.13M +305,720 New
FAF
111
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$3.73M +$547K +40,488 +17%
CA
112
Corrado Advisors
New Jersey
$3.71M +$3.7M +273,926 New
VIA
113
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$3.53M -$332K -24,521 -9%
B
114
Bailard
California
$3.46M +$3.45M +255,138 New
Charles Schwab
115
Charles Schwab
California
$3.4M +$265K +19,581 +8%
Citigroup
116
Citigroup
New York
$3.34M +$550K +40,658 +20%
GWM
117
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$3.29M – – –
GWM
118
Graybill Wealth Management
Illinois
$3.25M +$10.1K +750 +0.3%
GIBU
119
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.25M – – –
ACI
120
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$3.22M -$498K -36,835 -13%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
121
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$3.17M -$656K -48,553 -17%
WMSA
122
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$3.15M +$429K +31,760 +16%
Envestnet Asset Management
123
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.07M -$456K -33,718 -13%
CBOA
124
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$2.97M -$59.2K -4,379 -2%
SMH
125
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
$2.95M -$228K -16,847 -7%
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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.