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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 377401 (+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: 95 (-4)

Holders
401
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+6.37%
% of All Funds
8.79%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-44.44%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
58
Increased
137
Reduced
115
Closed
34
Calls
$191M
Puts
$212M
Net Calls
-$21M
Net Calls Change
-$35.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
76
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$7.77M +$12.4K +194 +0.1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
77
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$7.75M +$531K +8,287 +7%
Legal & General Group
78
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$7.65M +$776K +12,117 +10%
Two Sigma Investments
79
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$7.2M -$1.34M -20,884 -14%
Ninety One (UK)
80
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$7.13M +$203K +3,163 +3%
SEI Investments
81
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7.01M -$262K -4,087 -3%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
82
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$6.78M +$2.43M +37,925 +48%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
83
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$6.59M
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
84
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$6.31M -$5.02M -78,300 -42%
HA
85
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$6.29M -$3.2K -50 -0%
BCAM
86
Boston Common Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.16M +$2.32M +36,286 +52%
JG
87
Jefferies Group
New York
$6.11M +$6.75M +105,332 New
UBS AM
88
UBS AM
Illinois
$6.06M -$25.1K -391 -0.4%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
89
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$5.92M
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
90
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$5.83M -$2.08M -32,500 -25%
DP
91
DSAM Partners
United Kingdom
$5.8M +$961K +15,000 +18%
SPPAM
92
Summit Partners Public Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.8M +$1.28M +20,000 +25%
EAM
93
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$5.69M +$106K +1,650 +2%
Nordea Investment Management
94
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$5.45M +$72.8K +1,136 +1%
PSC
95
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$5.29M -$16.7K -261 -0.3%
KBC Group
96
KBC Group
Belgium
$4.92M +$5.07M +79,108 +1,402%
William Blair & Company
97
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$4.88M +$3.19M +49,834 +145%
HSBC Holdings
98
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$4.8M +$687K +10,725 +15%
MWNA
99
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$4.76M +$5.25M +81,998 New
Marshall Wace
100
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$4.72M +$5.21M +81,294 New

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.