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447 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.95B invested in First Solar in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 168 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 49

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 415447 (+32)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.77B → $3.95B (+$179M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $248M | Put options by funds: $270M

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 168

Holders
447
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+7.71%
% of All Funds
11.91%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
83
Increased
129
Reduced
168
Closed
49
Calls
$248M
Puts
$270M
Net Calls
-$22.3M
Net Calls Change
-$70.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$441M +$13.6M +202,172 +3%
Wellington Management Group
2
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$336M -$44M -656,990 -12%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$176M -$3.89M -58,016 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$139M -$1.57M -23,426 -1%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$137M -$8.54M -127,469 -6%
Capital World Investors
6
Capital World Investors
California
$137M +$76.8M +1,146,240 +134%
WBC
7
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$96.9M +$64.5M +962,767 +213%
AQR Capital Management
8
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$96.7M -$45M -671,261 -32%
Fidelity Investments
9
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$94.8M +$91.1M +1,359,001 +5,387%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$90.3M +$881K +13,144 +1%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$67.3M -$10.1M -150,229 -13%
Norges Bank
12
Norges Bank
Norway
$65.2M -$16.6M -247,705 -21%
BG
13
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$61.3M -$1.31M -19,486 -2%
GC
14
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$59.2M -$14.8M -220,549 -20%
First Trust Advisors
15
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$58.7M +$20.1M +300,353 +54%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$50.7M -$1.35M -20,071 -3%
LBA
17
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$50.7M -$2.03M -30,338 -4%
SFM
18
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$50.4M +$49.3M +736,164 New
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$50.1M -$1.12M -16,759 -2%
Two Sigma Advisers
20
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$46.6M -$18.6M -278,051 -29%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$42M -$6.71M -100,098 -14%
Lord, Abbett & Co
22
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$42M +$4.96M +73,969 +14%
Millennium Management
23
Millennium Management
New York
$40M +$34.5M +513,993 +738%
PAMU
24
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$38.4M +$1.92M +28,686 +6%
Franklin Resources
25
Franklin Resources
California
$36.1M -$1.88M -28,000 -5%

FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

447 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $3.95B — up 4.7% from $3.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new FSLR positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 168 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $91.1M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $45M.

  • 447 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q1 2016, up from 415 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.95B of First Solar stock for Q1 2016, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q1 2016 and 49 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest First Solar buyer in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $91.1M added.
  • The largest First Solar seller in Q1 2016 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.