FormFactor
FORM
129 hedge funds and large institutions have $719M invested in FormFactor in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
834% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.11M | Put options by funds: $119K
90.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 90.7% (+91%)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $699M → $719M (+$19.4M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 129 (-5)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 19
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 51
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.7M |
| 2 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.28M |
| 3 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$4.08M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.39M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$3.22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
-$15.2M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.99M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$5.37M |
| 4 |
PAPAIJV
Paragon Associates & Paragon Associates II Joint Venture
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$5.21M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$4.81M |
FORM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
129 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FormFactor (FORM) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $719M — up 2.8% from $699M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of FORM and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $18.7M. The largest seller was Primecap Management, cutting an estimated $15.2M.
- 129 institutional investors held FormFactor (FORM) as of Q4 2016, down from 134 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $719M of FormFactor stock for Q4 2016, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new FormFactor positions in Q4 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest FormFactor buyer in Q4 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $18.7M added.
- The largest FormFactor seller in Q4 2016 was Primecap Management, an estimated $15.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.