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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
CK
176
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$948K – – –
HSBC Holdings
177
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$946K -$1.04K -77 -0.1%
TI
178
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$941K +$654K +48,344 +230%
HDIM
179
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$936K -$5.12K -379 -0.5%
Koshinski Asset Management
180
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$914K +$912K +67,437 New
AAM
181
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$909K -$61.9K -4,581 -6%
CSS
182
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$903K -$53.7K -3,971 -6%
MCM
183
Mork Capital Management
California
$900K – – –
MWNA
184
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$890K -$1.9M -140,555 -68%
KWA
185
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
$886K +$884K +65,360 New
SKK
186
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$880K – – –
IFS
187
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$869K +$297 +22 +0%
FA
188
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$859K -$53.3K -3,944 -6%
IRC
189
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$815K +$813K +60,113 New
DSI
190
Daiwa SB Investments
Japan
$803K -$30.3K -2,243 -4%
BFM
191
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$797K -$2.23M -164,946 -74%
M&T Bank
192
M&T Bank
New York
$783K -$31.6K -2,340 -4%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
193
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$779K +$133K +9,805 +21%
BC
194
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$778K -$41.3K -3,056 -5%
NAM
195
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$770K +$769K +56,883 New
LCM
196
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$768K -$265K -19,573 -26%
ACM
197
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$764K +$186K +13,739 +32%
FRM
198
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
$759K +$160K +11,810 +27%
OAM
199
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$757K – – –
NIPH
200
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$756K +$680K +50,320 +932%
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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.