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465 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.52B invested in First Solar in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 155 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.43% → 76.03% (+1.6%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 155

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 499 → 465 (-34)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.6B → $5.52B (-$1.08B)

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $570M | Put options by funds: $786M

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 74

Holders
465
Holders Change
-34
Holders Change %
-6.81%
% of All Funds
7.83%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
47
Increased
154
Reduced
155
Closed
74
Calls
$570M
Puts
$786M
Net Calls
-$216M
Net Calls Change
-$78.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$109M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$54.8M
3
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$52.2M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$46.1M
5
Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading
New York
+$24.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$78M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$74.3M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$47.7M
4
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$24.9M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LI
126
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$3.04M -$5.56M -78,093 -64%
VIA
127
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$3.04M +$257K +3,605 +9%
Prudential Financial
128
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$3.04M +$1.28M +17,938 +65%
William Blair & Company
129
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$3M -$432K -6,074 -12%
Commonwealth Equity Services
130
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3M -$43.2K -607 -1%
MU
131
Mirova US
Massachusetts
$2.98M +$160K +2,241 +5%
RJFSA
132
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.82M +$342K +4,807 +13%
LSA
133
Leonteq Securities AG
Switzerland
$2.8M -$272K -3,817 -8%
CG
134
Cutler Group
California
$2.79M +$188K +2,647 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
135
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.7M +$425K +5,966 +18%
Mariner
136
Mariner
Kansas
$2.69M +$2.81M +39,426 New
COPPSERS
137
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$2.67M +$214K +3,001 +8%
BHA
138
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$2.59M -$173K -2,435 -6%
ERSOT
139
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$2.51M – – –
SC
140
Slow Capital
California
$2.37M -$5.55K -78 -0.2%
Fisher Asset Management
141
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$2.37M +$183K +2,572 +8%
CM
142
CoreCommodity Management
Connecticut
$2.33M -$108K -1,512 -4%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
143
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.33M -$271K -3,811 -10%
Point72 Asset Management
144
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.26M -$24.9M -349,623 -91%
LRPA
145
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$2.25M +$34K +478 +1%
CSCSIM
146
Clear Sky Carbon Solutions Investment Management
Texas
$2.18M +$2.28M +32,000 New
National Bank of Canada
147
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$2.1M -$487K -6,837 -18%
Holocene Advisors
148
Holocene Advisors
New York
$2.03M -$101K -1,420 -5%
SLA
149
Silver Lake Advisory
Utah
$2.02M +$29.2K +410 +1%
Ensign Peak Advisors
150
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$1.96M – – –
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FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

465 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $5.52B — down 16% from $6.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 74 funds closed out of FSLR and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 155 trimmed existing stakes and 154 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $109M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, exiting entirely with an estimated $78M sold.

  • 465 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q2 2022, down from 499 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $5.52B of First Solar stock for Q2 2022, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q2 2022 and 74 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
  • The largest First Solar buyer in Q2 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $109M added.
  • The largest First Solar seller in Q2 2022 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.