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350 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.57B invested in First Solar in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 117 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 117

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 53

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $193M | Put options by funds: $211M

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 357350 (-7)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.31B → $2.57B (-$741M)

57% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 73 (-4)

Holders
350
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-1.96%
% of All Funds
9.43%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-57.14%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
53
Increased
124
Reduced
117
Closed
53
Calls
$193M
Puts
$211M
Net Calls
-$18.4M
Net Calls Change
+$59.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$289M -$179M -3,197,543 -34%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$278M +$9.14M +163,670 +3%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$173M +$7.63M +136,657 +4%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$121M -$1.58M -28,362 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$96.4M +$15.4M +275,669 +16%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$93.5M +$89.8M +1,607,701 +421%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$92.1M -$977K -17,495 -0.9%
GC
8
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$68.8M +$8.01M +143,433 +11%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$68.4M +$33.9M +607,456 +72%
Norges Bank
10
Norges Bank
Norway
$63M -$10.1M -180,000 -12%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$58.7M +$922K +16,499 +1%
LBA
12
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$38.6M -$119K -2,135 -0.3%
BG
13
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$36.5M +$329K +5,893 +0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$36.5M -$2.64M -47,188 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$36.5M -$2.28M -40,747 -5%
DnB Asset Management
16
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$34.1M +$14.6M +261,580 +56%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$33.6M -$813K -14,550 -2%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$30M +$347K +6,205 +1%
AQR Capital Management
19
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$29.4M +$6.68M +119,562 +24%
Franklin Resources
20
Franklin Resources
California
$28.4M +$559K +10,000 +2%
First Trust Advisors
21
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$26.7M -$11.2M -201,304 -26%
SOMRS
22
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$24.5M -$3.34M -59,700 -10%
EA
23
Ecofin Advisors
United Kingdom
$23.7M +$21.5M +384,325 +319%
TGI
24
Tradewinds Global Investors
California
$22M +$8.79M +157,328 +50%
CCMH
25
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$21.7M +$12.2M +218,832 +90%

FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

350 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.57B — down 22% from $3.31B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FSLR was balanced in Q2 2015: 53 funds opened new positions, 53 closed out, 124 added to existing stakes and 117 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $89.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $179M.

  • 350 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q2 2015, down from 357 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.57B of First Solar stock for Q2 2015, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q2 2015 and 53 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Solar buyer in Q2 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $89.8M added.
  • The largest First Solar seller in Q2 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $179M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.