First Solar
FSLR
412 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.89B invested in First Solar in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
64% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 111
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 447 → 412 (-35)
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $153M | Put options by funds: $199M
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4B → $2.89B (-$1.11B)
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 82
58% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 5 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$74.8M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$46.6M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$38.3M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$31.8M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$27.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$63.9M |
| 2 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$42M |
| 3 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$34.2M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$32.3M |
| 5 |
EA
Ecofin Advisors
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$30.2M |
FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
412 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.89B — down 28% from $4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 82 funds closed out of FSLR and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 29 holders — while 111 trimmed existing stakes and 182 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $74.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $63.9M.
- 412 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q2 2016, down from 447 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $2.89B of First Solar stock for Q2 2016, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q2 2016 and 82 closed out, a net change of -29 holders.
- The largest First Solar buyer in Q2 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $74.8M added.
- The largest First Solar seller in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $63.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.