First Solar
FSLR
381 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.49B invested in First Solar in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
81% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 36
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.66B → $3.49B (+$830M)
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $162M | Put options by funds: $142M
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 112
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 355 → 381 (+26)
1.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.07% → 62.96% (+1.9%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$74.8M |
| 2 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$54.9M |
| 3 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33.6M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$29.8M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$28.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$74.3M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$53.6M |
| 3 |
KL
KGH Ltd
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
-$44.5M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$34.2M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$26.8M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NIM
401
NuWave Investment Management
Parsippany,
New Jersey
| – | -$3K | -72 | Closed |
|
|
RA
402
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| – | -$3K | -72 | Closed |
|
|
MPWT
403
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Windsor,
Connecticut
| – | -$2.63K | -62 | Closed |
|
|
CA
404
Claro Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$2K | -44 | Closed |
|
|
PG
405
Patten Group
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
| – | -$1K | -20 | Closed |
|
|
PMFA
406
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$1K | -20 | Closed |
|
|
QI
407
QS Investors
New York
| – | -$1K | -14 | Closed |
|
|
PWMG
408
Prestige Wealth Management Group
Flemington,
New Jersey
| – | -$1K | -13 | Closed |
|
|
CFB
409
Cullen/Frost Bankers
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | +$201 | +4 | New |
|
410
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
| – | +$252 | +5 | +125% |
|
|
VCM
411
Versant Capital Management
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | +$302 | +6 | New |
|
|
LWM
412
Liberty Wealth Management
Oakland,
California
| – | +$755 | +15 | New |
|
FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
381 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $3.49B — up 31% from $2.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new FSLR positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 127 added to existing stakes and 112 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, adding an estimated $74.8M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $74.3M.
- 381 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q1 2019, up from 355 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $3.49B of First Solar stock for Q1 2019, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 65 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q1 2019 and 36 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest First Solar buyer in Q1 2019 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $74.8M added.
- The largest First Solar seller in Q1 2019 was Millennium Management, an estimated $74.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.