Flex
FLEX
283 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.52B 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.
157% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.59M | Put options by funds: $2.96M
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 298 → 283 (-15)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.03B → $5.52B (-$510M)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$210M |
| 2 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$27.5M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$19M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$17.9M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$10.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$46.8M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$44.8M |
| 3 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
-$41.2M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$35.4M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$33.3M |
FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
283 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $5.52B — down 8.5% from $6.03B 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 $5.52B of Flex stock for Q3 2015, down 8.5% 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.