First Solar
FSLR
401 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.84B invested in First Solar in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 137 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 34
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 137 | Existing positions reduced: 115
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 377 → 401 (+24)
0.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.3% → 62.88% (-0.42%)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $191M | Put options by funds: $212M
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.41B → $3.84B (-$562M)
44% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 5 (-4)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$59M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$42.7M |
| 3 |
LPC
Lion Point Capital
New York
|
+$39.2M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$31.7M |
| 5 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$21.4M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$115M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$30.6M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$22.4M |
| 4 |
ECP
Electron Capital Partners
New York
|
-$18.6M |
| 5 |
KHCM
Kettle Hill Capital Management
New York
|
-$18.4M |
FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
401 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $3.84B — down 13% from $4.41B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new FSLR positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 137 added to existing stakes and 115 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $59M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $115M.
- 401 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q3 2019, up from 377 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $3.84B of First Solar stock for Q3 2019, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q3 2019 and 34 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest First Solar buyer in Q3 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $59M added.
- The largest First Solar seller in Q3 2019 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $115M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.