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404 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.77B invested in First Solar in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 42

53% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.47B → $3.77B (+$1.3B)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 346 → 404 (+58)

1.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.68% → 53.63% (+1.9%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 121

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $274M | Put options by funds: $308M

Holders
404
Holders Change
+58
Holders Change %
+16.76%
% of All Funds
9.16%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
102
Increased
121
Reduced
121
Closed
42
Calls
$274M
Puts
$308M
Net Calls
-$34.2M
Net Calls Change
+$27.1M

Top Buyers

1
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$97.5M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$61.5M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$42.6M
4
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$42.6M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$31.7M

Top Sellers

1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$118M
2
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$57M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$47M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$34.3M
5
KSCM
Key Square Capital Management
Connecticut
-$23.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RCM
226
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$551K +$76.2K +1,300 +19%
WCM
227
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$546K +$3.19M +54,414 New
CM
228
CoreCommodity Management
Connecticut
$545K +$12.7K +216 +3%
PCIA
229
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$527K +$457K +7,800 New
SC
230
Slow Capital
California
$522K +$454K +7,745 New
HI
231
HBK Investments
Texas
$497K -$295K -5,023 -41%
WT
232
Whittier Trust
California
$494K – – –
EMG
233
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$493K +$428K +7,300 New
CA
234
Cynosure Advisors
Utah
$491K +$426K +7,270 New
XK
235
Xact Kapitalforvaltning
Sweden
$485K +$421K +7,181 New
NA
236
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$481K +$65.8K +1,122 +19%
FCM
237
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$473K – – –
PGCM
238
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
$473K +$411K +7,000 New
SW
239
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$467K -$106K -1,805 -21%
DII
240
Domini Impact Investments
New York
$467K -$1.35K -23 -0.3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
241
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$423K +$367K +6,266 New
RG
242
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$419K – – –
SC
243
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$416K -$1.17K -20 -0.3%
M&T Bank
244
M&T Bank
New York
$409K -$762 -13 -0.2%
RHBC
245
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$408K – – –
OI
246
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$405K -$38.1K -650 -10%
GAM
247
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$392K -$82.1K -1,400 -19%
EDRH
248
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$385K -$434K -7,400 -56%
DSI
249
Daiwa SB Investments
Japan
$384K +$155K +2,648 +87%
SEI Investments
250
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$382K -$93.4K -1,593 -22%
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FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

404 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.77B — up 53% from $2.47B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new FSLR positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 121 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $97.5M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $118M.

  • 404 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q4 2017, up from 346 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.77B of First Solar stock for Q4 2017, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 102 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q4 2017 and 42 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
  • The largest First Solar buyer in Q4 2017 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $97.5M added.
  • The largest First Solar seller in Q4 2017 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.