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308 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.93B invested in Flex in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

224% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.22M | Put options by funds: $2.54M

162% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 21

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1114 (+3)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 278308 (+30)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.43B → $5.93B (+$502M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 109

Holders
308
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+10.79%
% of All Funds
8.22%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
55
Increased
100
Reduced
109
Closed
21
Calls
$8.22M
Puts
$2.54M
Net Calls
+$5.68M
Net Calls Change
+$4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Nomura Asset Management
151
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.3M -$12.6K -1,593 -1%
GH
152
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.26M -$105K -13,270 -8%
BIM
153
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.24M -$893K -112,951 -43%
AI
154
Analytic Investors
California
$1.22M +$1.14M +144,327 New
PG
155
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.19M +$640K +80,917 +134%
Renaissance Technologies
156
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.19M -$13.1M -1,654,371 -92%
BHTS
157
Bar Harbor Trust Services
Maine
$1.19M
NCCM
158
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.13M +$642K +81,212 +154%
NFA
159
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.12M +$651K +82,347 +162%
HSBC Holdings
160
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.1M +$285K +36,063 +38%
GCP
161
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.07M +$414K +52,301 +70%
NI
162
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$1M -$17.9M -2,266,842 -95%
FHC
163
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1M
B
164
Baird
Wisconsin
$991K -$117K -14,828 -11%
Charles Schwab
165
Charles Schwab
California
$980K -$90.5K -11,451 -9%
VAM
166
Visium Asset Management
New York
$922K +$537K +67,898 +164%
LPL Financial
167
LPL Financial
California
$916K +$76K +9,613 +10%
Bank of Montreal
168
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$888K +$676K +85,480 +428%
SP
169
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$866K -$306K -38,637 -27%
HDIM
170
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$841K -$24.1K -3,053 -3%
AllianceBernstein
171
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$839K -$8.25K -1,043 -1%
FMA
172
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
$837K +$786K +99,392 New
SG Americas Securities
173
SG Americas Securities
New York
$836K -$131K -16,590 -14%
BIM
174
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$739K -$93.9K -11,880 -12%
LMAM
175
Legg Mason Asset Management
Japan
$734K +$688K +87,051 New

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

308 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.93B — up 9.2% from $5.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new FLEX positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 109 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $135M. The largest seller was Jennison Associates, cutting an estimated $141M.

  • 308 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q4 2014, up from 278 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.93B of Flex stock for Q4 2014, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Flex positions in Q4 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q4 2014 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $135M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q4 2014 was Jennison Associates, an estimated $141M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.