FormFactor
FORM
131 hedge funds and large institutions have $757M invested in FormFactor in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
1,723% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.51M | Put options by funds: $83K
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $719M → $757M (+$38.1M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 129 → 131 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
1.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.7% → 89.22% (-1.5%)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 51
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$51.2M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$21.7M |
| 3 |
PA
Pinnacle Associates
New York
|
+$12.6M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$3.8M |
| 5 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$3.08M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.7M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$7.62M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$5.12M |
| 4 |
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
|
-$4.35M |
| 5 |
CAM
ClariVest Asset Management
San Diego,
California
|
-$2.6M |
FORM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
131 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FormFactor (FORM) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $757M — up 5.3% from $719M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FORM positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $51.2M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $16.7M.
- 131 institutional investors held FormFactor (FORM) as of Q1 2017, up from 129 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $757M of FormFactor stock for Q1 2017, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new FormFactor positions in Q1 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest FormFactor buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $51.2M added.
- The largest FormFactor seller in Q1 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $16.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.