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322 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.72B invested in Flex in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.5M | Put options by funds: $14.2M

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 122.93%123.44% (+0.51%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 105

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 344322 (-22)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 81

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.46B → $3.72B (-$2.74B)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 93 (-6)

Holders
322
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-6.4%
% of All Funds
7.17%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
64
Increased
104
Reduced
105
Closed
81
Calls
$20.5M
Puts
$14.2M
Net Calls
+$6.36M
Net Calls Change
-$21.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
151
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$397K -$1.39M -199,471 -74%
PVWM
152
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$390K +$97.5K +13,953 +26%
First Trust Advisors
153
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$386K +$88.5K +12,666 +23%
SAM
154
Steinberg Asset Management
New York
$378K -$3.5M -501,142 -88%
SSA
155
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$374K +$456K +65,288 New
WA
156
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$353K -$52.9K -7,574 -11%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
157
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$346K +$111K +15,823 +36%
MCC
158
Malaga Cove Capital
California
$341K -$15.3K -2,197 -3%
IRC
159
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$325K +$3.4K +487 +0.9%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
160
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$324K -$355K -50,803 -47%
PNC Financial Services Group
161
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$320K +$104K +14,835 +36%
NIPH
162
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$319K
FHB
163
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$309K +$6.96K +996 +2%
SCM
164
Schneider Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$305K +$372K +53,213 New
FMT
165
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$302K +$17.4K +2,497 +5%
Millennium Management
166
Millennium Management
New York
$301K -$1.92M -274,292 -84%
SKK
167
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$289K -$92.7K -13,270 -21%
GIA
168
Gargoyle Investment Advisor
New Jersey
$273K +$332K +47,570 New
BCM
169
Birmingham Capital Management
Alabama
$271K
SCA
170
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$270K
WBC
171
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$263K +$320K +45,854 New
C
172
Cerebellum
California
$259K +$186K +26,606 +143%
QC
173
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$259K +$316K +45,171 New
SMDAM
174
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$251K
SM
175
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$240K +$270K +38,616 New

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

322 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.72B — down 42% from $6.46B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 81 funds closed out of FLEX and 64 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 105 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.

The largest buyer was Primecap Management, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $230M.

  • 322 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q4 2018, down from 344 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.72B of Flex stock for Q4 2018, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Flex positions in Q4 2018 and 81 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q4 2018 was Primecap Management, an estimated $113M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q4 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $230M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.