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326 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.07B invested in Flex in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 133 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

219% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.6M | Put options by funds: $7.39M

120.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%120.95% (+121%)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 40

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.8B → $7.07B (+$266M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 326326 (0)

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1613 (-3)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 133

Holders
326
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
8.15%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.75%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
45
Increased
102
Reduced
133
Closed
40
Calls
$23.6M
Puts
$7.39M
Net Calls
+$16.2M
Net Calls Change
+$4.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital Research Global Investors
1
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$774M -$57.7M -5,396,909 -7%
Primecap Management
2
Primecap Management
California
$742M +$10.2M +954,309 +1%
Boston Partners
3
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$700M -$5.14M -481,271 -0.7%
GCM
4
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$534M -$25.5M -2,388,600 -5%
JHIU
5
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$406M +$41.2M +3,855,675 +11%
LSV Asset Management
6
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$163M +$2.25M +210,608 +1%
IAM
7
Iridian Asset Management
Connecticut
$157M -$9.07M -848,501 -6%
SSM
8
Sound Shore Management
Connecticut
$155M -$3.5M -327,412 -2%
AQR Capital Management
9
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$154M +$20.3M +1,904,508 +15%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$140M +$138M +12,958,746 New
Victory Capital Management
11
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$134M +$16.8M +1,576,459 +15%
GC
12
GMT Capital
Georgia
$120M -$4.73M -443,086 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$116M -$2.16M -201,808 -2%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$105M -$3.57M -334,322 -3%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$98.6M +$2.16M +202,220 +2%
Franklin Resources
16
Franklin Resources
California
$89.3M +$5.05M +472,681 +6%
Pzena Investment Management
17
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$88.6M -$3.35M -313,412 -4%
BG
18
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$83.1M +$3.84M +359,224 +5%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$82.1M -$77.2M -7,226,167 -49%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$79.8M +$22.5M +2,109,253 +40%
Jennison Associates
21
Jennison Associates
New York
$77.4M +$560K +52,428 +0.7%
TSW
22
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$75.3M -$9.62M -900,634 -11%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$74.8M +$765K +71,625 +1%
Capital World Investors
24
Capital World Investors
California
$73.8M +$72.8M +6,815,256 New
BA
25
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$68.4M +$23.4M +2,193,998 +53%

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

326 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $7.07B — up 3.9% from $6.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new FLEX positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 102 added to existing stakes and 133 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $138M. The largest seller was Ninety One (UK), exiting entirely with an estimated $94.5M sold.

  • 326 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q4 2016, unchanged from Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.07B of Flex stock for Q4 2016, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Flex positions in Q4 2016 and 40 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q4 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $138M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q4 2016 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $94.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.