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300 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.72B invested in Flex in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

560% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.07M | Put options by funds: $1.22M

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 83

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 31

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1012 (+2)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 283300 (+17)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.99B → $5.72B (-$1.26B)

Holders
300
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+6.01%
% of All Funds
7.87%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
48
Increased
129
Reduced
83
Closed
31
Calls
$8.07M
Puts
$1.22M
Net Calls
+$6.84M
Net Calls Change
+$2.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital Research Global Investors
1
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$711M +$157M +18,616,026 +28%
GCM
2
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$618M -$224M -26,540,000 -27%
Primecap Management
3
Primecap Management
California
$546M -$1.59M -188,302 -0.3%
Boston Partners
4
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$532M +$308M +36,410,368 +137%
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$252M -$89.6M -10,596,160 -26%
SSM
6
Sound Shore Management
Connecticut
$150M -$5.52M -652,549 -4%
AQR Capital Management
7
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$137M +$2.96M +350,380 +2%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$122M +$62M +7,331,277 +103%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$110M -$664K -78,617 -0.6%
AL
10
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$104M +$60.7K +7,178 +0.1%
LSV Asset Management
11
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$98.6M +$10.5M +1,242,586 +12%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$89.9M +$41.2M +4,879,892 +85%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$76.7M +$1.9M +225,274 +3%
JHIU
14
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$70.7M +$6.76M +799,878 +11%
TSW
15
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$68.8M +$9.37M +1,108,178 +16%
Pzena Investment Management
16
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$64.2M -$1.32M -156,541 -2%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$62.2M -$515K -60,872 -0.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
18
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$60.5M +$24.5M +2,901,999 +68%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$59M +$50.1M +5,924,391 +558%
GC
20
GMT Capital
Georgia
$58M -$19.1M -2,260,279 -25%
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$57.2M +$9.51M +1,125,311 +20%
WM
22
WS Management
Florida
$55.6M -$1.51M -179,012 -3%
BG
23
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$53.4M +$9.91M +1,172,723 +23%
Jennison Associates
24
Jennison Associates
New York
$52.2M +$322K +38,040 +0.6%
Allianz Asset Management
25
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$46.4M +$10.2M +1,209,880 +28%

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

300 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $5.72B — down 18% from $6.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new FLEX positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boston Partners, adding an estimated $308M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.47B sold.

  • 300 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q4 2015, up from 283 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.72B of Flex stock for Q4 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Flex positions in Q4 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q4 2015 was Boston Partners, an estimated $308M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q4 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $1.47B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.