First Solar
FSLR
379 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.31B invested in First Solar in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
43% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.32B → $3.31B (+$992M)
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 52
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 371 → 379 (+8)
1.92% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.2% → 63.12% (+1.9%)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $79M | Put options by funds: $77.3M
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 120
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$271M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$20.3M |
| 3 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$19M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$17.7M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Paris,
France
|
+$17.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$69.3M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$47.2M |
| 3 |
RS
Robeco Schweiz
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$28.5M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$28.1M |
| 5 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$14.5M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MWM
426
MBE Wealth Management
Tomah,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | -50 | Closed |
|
427
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$1K | -29 | Closed |
|
|
SFSIG
428
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$1K | -18 | Closed |
|
|
VCM
429
Versant Capital Management
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | +$268 | +6 | New |
|
FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
379 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $3.31B — up 43% from $2.32B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new FSLR positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 114 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $271M. The largest seller was Lansdowne Partners (UK), cutting an estimated $69.3M.
- 379 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q2 2020, up from 371 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $3.31B of First Solar stock for Q2 2020, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q2 2020 and 52 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest First Solar buyer in Q2 2020 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $271M added.
- The largest First Solar seller in Q2 2020 was Lansdowne Partners (UK), an estimated $69.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.