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674 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.7B invested in First Solar in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 166 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 219 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

202% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 166 | Existing positions closed: 55

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 572674 (+102)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.1B → $12.7B (+$1.65B)

2.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.84%80.96% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1616 (0)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 219

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.92B | Put options by funds: $4.47B

Holders
674
Holders Change
+102
Holders Change %
+17.83%
% of All Funds
10.83%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
166
Increased
197
Reduced
219
Closed
55
Calls
$1.92B
Puts
$4.47B
Net Calls
-$2.55B
Net Calls Change
-$1.31B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Legal & General Group
26
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$81.7M +$33.7M +227,349 +71%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$79.3M +$9.51M +64,197 +14%
Voloridge Investment Management
28
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$77.9M +$26.6M +179,474 +53%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
29
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$74.7M +$34.6M +233,785 +87%
SPPAM
30
Summit Partners Public Asset Management
Massachusetts
$71.4M +$36M +242,976 +104%
VLKIM
31
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$70.1M -$12.3M -83,304 -15%
ECA
32
Encompass Capital Advisors
New York
$65.1M +$15.3M +103,510 +31%
N
33
Nuveen
North Carolina
$64.7M -$33.1M -223,158 -34%
Vontobel Holding
34
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$61.4M +$5.95M +40,139 +11%
UBS AM
35
UBS AM
Illinois
$61.3M +$36.4M +245,551 +150%
Swiss National Bank
36
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$58.4M +$24M +162,200 +71%
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$58.3M -$4.68M -31,596 -8%
Jane Street
38
Jane Street
New York
$56.1M -$188M -1,271,012 -77%
Lord, Abbett & Co
39
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$54.3M +$15.9M +107,440 +42%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$51.3M +$938K +6,329 +2%
GAM
41
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$47.4M
Susquehanna International Group
42
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$47.1M +$36.2M +244,126 +346%
Handelsbanken Fonder
43
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$42.1M -$26M -175,439 -38%
T. Rowe Price Associates
44
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$40.8M +$33.1M +223,654 +462%
ZCI
45
Zevenbergen Capital Investments
Washington
$40M +$5.88M +39,650 +17%
Axa
46
Axa
France
$39.3M +$22.4M +150,890 +135%
TAM
47
Trillium Asset Management
Massachusetts
$38.2M -$11.1M -74,893 -23%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
48
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$36.5M +$36.1M +243,742 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
49
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$36.2M -$97.6M -658,640 -73%
California Public Employees Retirement System
50
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$35.6M +$3.05M +20,607 +9%

FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

674 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $12.7B — up 15% from $11.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 166 funds opened new FSLR positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 111 holders — while 197 added to existing stakes and 219 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $383M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $301M.

  • 674 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q4 2022, up from 572 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $12.7B of First Solar stock for Q4 2022, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 166 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q4 2022 and 55 closed out, a net change of +111 holders.
  • The largest First Solar buyer in Q4 2022 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $383M added.
  • The largest First Solar seller in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.