FormFactor
FORM
132 hedge funds and large institutions have $424M invested in FormFactor in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
317% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 6
224% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $338K
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $345M → $424M (+$78.2M)
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 43
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 116 → 132 (+16)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$3.94M |
| 2 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$3.62M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$3.14M |
| 4 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
+$2.91M |
| 5 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$2.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$14M |
| 2 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.38M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.29M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.21M |
| 5 |
ICOM
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$769K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NMIS
126
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $5K | +$4.88K | +622 | New |
|
|
HDIM
127
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Burlington,
Vermont
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
128
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $3K | +$2.62K | +334 | New |
|
129
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $3K | +$2.73K | +347 | New |
|
130
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $2K | +$2.26K | +288 | New |
|
131
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $300 | -$7.18K | -914 | -3% |
|
|
SM
132
Senvest Management
New York
| – | -$447K | -62,304 | Closed |
|
|
CCM
133
Coe Capital Management
Highland Park,
Illinois
| – | -$143K | -20,000 | Closed |
|
|
DTL
134
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
| – | -$122K | -16,987 | Closed |
|
135
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$93K | -12,985 | Closed |
|
136
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$24.1K | -3,364 | Closed |
|
137
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$5K | -645 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
138
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | +$134 | +17 | New |
|
FORM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
132 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FormFactor (FORM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $424M — up 23% from $345M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FORM positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.94M. The largest seller was VOYA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $14M.
- 132 institutional investors held FormFactor (FORM) as of Q4 2014, up from 116 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $424M of FormFactor stock for Q4 2014, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new FormFactor positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest FormFactor buyer in Q4 2014 was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, an estimated $3.94M added.
- The largest FormFactor seller in Q4 2014 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $14M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.