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322 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.72B invested in Flex in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.5M | Put options by funds: $14.2M

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 122.93%123.44% (+0.51%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 105

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 344322 (-22)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 81

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.46B → $3.72B (-$2.74B)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 93 (-6)

Holders
322
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-6.4%
% of All Funds
7.17%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
64
Increased
104
Reduced
105
Closed
81
Calls
$20.5M
Puts
$14.2M
Net Calls
+$6.36M
Net Calls Change
-$21.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Primecap Management
1
Primecap Management
California
$587M +$113M +16,169,019 +19%
Wellington Management Group
2
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$322M -$138M -19,818,500 -26%
Janus Henderson Group
3
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$155M -$230M -32,946,689 -55%
Victory Capital Management
4
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$154M +$64.7M +9,262,354 +53%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$144M +$56.8M +8,126,339 +48%
LAM
6
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$122M +$1.96M +280,783 +1%
GCM
7
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$119M -$18M -2,571,861 -11%
Boston Partners
8
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$111M -$64.7M -9,257,876 -32%
D.E. Shaw & Co
9
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$88.8M +$40M +5,720,899 +59%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$83.5M +$31.4M +4,497,292 +45%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$81.1M +$77.4M +11,080,547 +361%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$78.9M +$74.8M +10,702,479 +351%
Deutsche Bank
13
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$78.4M +$67.6M +9,678,880 +242%
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$76.2M +$4.78M +684,602 +5%
Pzena Investment Management
15
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$68.2M +$24M +3,441,455 +41%
Alyeska Investment Group
16
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$67.5M +$82.2M +11,771,435 New
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$66M +$42.9M +6,139,001 +114%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
18
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$65M +$7.79M +1,114,654 +11%
TSW
19
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$55.8M +$7.81M +1,118,251 +13%
DCM
20
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$47.8M +$5.31M +759,973 +10%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$46.8M +$29.5M +4,230,360 +107%
Two Sigma Investments
22
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$44.7M +$15.5M +2,213,663 +40%
AQR Capital Management
23
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$44.5M -$6.74M -964,401 -11%
Harris Associates
24
Harris Associates
Illinois
$44.2M -$160M -22,927,018 -75%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$43.7M -$24.7M -3,531,289 -32%

FLEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

322 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flex (FLEX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.72B — down 42% from $6.46B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 81 funds closed out of FLEX and 64 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 105 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.

The largest buyer was Primecap Management, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $230M.

  • 322 institutional investors held Flex (FLEX) as of Q4 2018, down from 344 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.72B of Flex stock for Q4 2018, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Flex positions in Q4 2018 and 81 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Flex buyer in Q4 2018 was Primecap Management, an estimated $113M added.
  • The largest Flex seller in Q4 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $230M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.