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412 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.88B invested in First Solar in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 112

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 447412 (-35)

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $153M | Put options by funds: $199M

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.95B → $2.88B (-$1.06B)

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: 125 (-7)

Holders
412
Holders Change
-35
Holders Change %
-7.83%
% of All Funds
10.99%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-58.33%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
53
Increased
181
Reduced
112
Closed
82
Calls
$153M
Puts
$199M
Net Calls
-$46.2M
Net Calls Change
-$23.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$322M +$11.1M +208,676 +3%
Wellington Management Group
2
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$306M +$74.8M +1,403,594 +29%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$139M +$46.6M +875,000 +44%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$126M +$635K +11,925 +0.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$123M +$27.1M +509,527 +25%
AQR Capital Management
6
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$103M +$38.3M +718,308 +51%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$96.1M -$925K -17,370 -0.9%
WBC
8
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$68.6M
BFA
9
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$64.6M +$783K +14,687 +1%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$54.5M +$13.9M +260,787 +30%
First Trust Advisors
11
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$46.5M +$5.46M +102,525 +12%
Norges Bank
12
Norges Bank
Norway
$40.7M -$6.01M -112,766 -12%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$39.5M +$3.88M +72,789 +10%
BG
14
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$38.4M -$5.5M -103,176 -12%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$37.4M -$11.3M -211,591 -22%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$35.3M -$756K -14,182 -2%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$32.8M +$42.1K +790 +0.1%
JHIU
18
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$32.8M +$31.8M +597,490 +764%
SFM
19
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$31.3M -$4.88M -91,506 -12%
Prudential Financial
20
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$28.4M +$11.4M +214,796 +58%
EAM
21
Eventide Asset Management
Massachusetts
$27.4M +$24.8M +465,000 +465%
AAMU
22
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$26.1M +$1.48M +27,734 +5%
LBA
23
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$23.4M -$13.8M -258,205 -35%
UBS AM
24
UBS AM
Illinois
$23.3M -$59.4K -1,115 -0.2%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$23.1M +$3.18M +59,693 +14%

FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

412 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.88B — down 27% from $3.95B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 82 funds closed out of FSLR and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 29 holders — while 112 trimmed existing stakes and 181 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 $2.88B of First Solar stock for Q2 2016, down 27% 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.