First Solar
FSLR
404 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.77B invested in First Solar in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
143% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 42
53% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.47B → $3.77B (+$1.3B)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 346 → 404 (+58)
1.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.68% → 53.63% (+1.9%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 121
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $274M | Put options by funds: $308M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$97.5M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$61.5M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$42.6M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$42.6M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$31.7M |
Top Sellers
FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
404 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.77B — up 53% from $2.47B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new FSLR positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 121 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $97.5M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $118M.
- 404 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q4 2017, up from 346 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $3.77B of First Solar stock for Q4 2017, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 102 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q4 2017 and 42 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
- The largest First Solar buyer in Q4 2017 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $97.5M added.
- The largest First Solar seller in Q4 2017 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $118M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.