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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
FDCDDQ
151
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.8M -$214K -15,831 -11%
PAM
152
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.78M -$6.43M -475,279 -78%
GC
153
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.66M -$55.2K -4,081 -3%
Nomura Asset Management
154
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.58M +$108K +7,962 +7%
HI
155
HBK Investments
Texas
$1.57M -$5.1M -377,091 -76%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
156
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$1.52M – – –
LAM
157
Lingohr Asset Management
Germany
$1.42M -$158K -11,670 -10%
AG
158
Aperio Group
California
$1.42M +$119K +8,836 +9%
PNC Financial Services Group
159
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.31M +$165K +12,192 +14%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
160
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$1.31M -$94.4K -6,980 -7%
LPL Financial
161
LPL Financial
California
$1.28M +$235K +17,348 +22%
MSV
162
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$1.24M -$82.5K -6,104 -5%
NCMW
163
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1.19M +$1.18M +87,615 New
WA
164
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$1.19M +$6.02K +445 +0.5%
SG Americas Securities
165
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.18M +$807K +59,668 +220%
HCA
166
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$1.12M +$8.07K +597 +0.7%
CAL
167
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$1.09M +$4.58K +339 +0.4%
Balyasny Asset Management
168
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.08M +$1.07M +79,487 New
Natixis Advisors
169
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.06M -$104K -7,678 -9%
Squarepoint
170
Squarepoint
New York
$1.05M +$1.05M +77,742 New
GH
171
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.04M +$1.04M +76,994 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
172
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.01M – – –
SCM
173
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1M +$1M +74,169 New
PCM
174
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$998K -$148K -10,911 -13%
Janney Montgomery Scott
175
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$966K +$650K +48,074 +207%
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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.