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283 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.99B invested in Flex in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.59M | Put options by funds: $2.96M

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.02B → $6.99B (+$964M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 298283 (-15)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1110 (-1)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 119

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 34

Holders
283
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-5.03%
% of All Funds
7.9%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
22
Increased
87
Reduced
119
Closed
34
Calls
$7.59M
Puts
$2.96M
Net Calls
+$4.63M
Net Calls Change
-$5.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACM
1
Americafirst Capital Management
California
$1.47B +$1.51M +185,553 New
GCM
2
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$792M
Capital Research Global Investors
3
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$521M +$210M +25,859,382 +65%
Primecap Management
4
Primecap Management
California
$515M -$41.2M -5,076,173 -7%
Artisan Partners
5
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$409M -$1.88M -231,364 -0.4%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$330M -$4.84M -595,501 -1%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$321M +$679K +83,520 +0.2%
Boston Partners
8
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$211M -$33.3M -4,100,908 -13%
SSM
9
Sound Shore Management
Connecticut
$146M -$6.88M -846,917 -4%
AQR Capital Management
10
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$126M -$29.6M -3,637,822 -19%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$104M +$793K +97,564 +0.7%
AL
12
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$97.9M -$15.2M -1,869,869 -13%
LSV Asset Management
13
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$82.8M +$905K +111,335 +1%
GC
14
GMT Capital
Georgia
$72.3M -$11.1M -1,368,933 -13%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$70.4M +$3.61M +444,342 +5%
Pzena Investment Management
16
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$61.6M +$1.31M +161,065 +2%
JHIU
17
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$60.1M +$4.77M +587,515 +8%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$58.9M
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$56.4M +$1.54M +189,993 +3%
TSW
20
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$55.9M +$4.7M +577,908 +9%
WM
21
WS Management
Florida
$53.7M +$1.08M +132,700 +2%
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$50.5M -$1.97M -242,177 -4%
Jennison Associates
23
Jennison Associates
New York
$48.8M -$7.19K -885 -0%
EARNEST Partners
24
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$46.3M -$887K -109,177 -2%
BIT
25
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$45.8M -$46.8M -5,765,370 -50%

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

283 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.99B — up 16% from $6.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of FLEX and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 119 trimmed existing stakes and 87 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, cutting an estimated $46.8M.

  • 283 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q3 2015, down from 298 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.99B of Flex stock for Q3 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Flex positions in Q3 2015 and 34 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q3 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $210M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $46.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.