FormFactor
FORM
104 hedge funds and large institutions have $309M invested in FormFactor in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
788% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.46M | Put options by funds: $164K
61% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 28
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 9
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $281M → $309M (+$27.5M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 99 → 104 (+5)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$4.42M |
| 2 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$2.39M |
| 3 |
NIP
Nicholas Investment Partners
Rancho Santa Fe,
California
|
+$1.77M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.52M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$1.41M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.06M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$1.02M |
| 4 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$964K |
| 5 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
-$588K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
U
101
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $8K | -$20.6K | -3,103 | -71% |
|
|
HDIM
102
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Burlington,
Vermont
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
103
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $1K | +$1.28K | +193 | New |
|
104
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $267 | -$326 | -49 | -0.1% |
|
|
105
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1.06M | -176,700 | Closed |
|
|
IAM
106
Iridian Asset Management
Westport,
Connecticut
| – | -$585K | -97,399 | Closed |
|
107
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$248K | -41,302 | Closed |
|
|
EEG
108
E.E. Geduld
| – | -$150K | -25,000 | Closed |
|
109
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$89.4K | -13,444 | Closed |
|
|
EMG
110
Ellington Management Group
Old Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$71K | -11,800 | Closed |
|
|
DTL
111
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
| – | -$64K | -10,588 | Closed |
|
|
PG
112
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$14.3K | -2,154 | Closed |
|
113
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$4.21K | -699 | Closed |
|
FORM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
104 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FormFactor (FORM) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $309M — up 9.8% from $281M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FORM positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $4.42M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $1.41M.
- 104 institutional investors held FormFactor (FORM) as of Q1 2014, up from 99 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $309M of FormFactor stock for Q1 2014, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new FormFactor positions in Q1 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest FormFactor buyer in Q1 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $4.42M added.
- The largest FormFactor seller in Q1 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $1.41M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.