First Solar
FSLR
386 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.04B invested in First Solar in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 121
1.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 53.88% → 55.13% (+1.2%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 400 → 386 (-14)
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $255M | Put options by funds: $314M
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 59
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.99B → $3.04B (-$951M)
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$83M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$77.6M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$65.5M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$53.7M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$33.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$125M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$57.8M |
| 3 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$43.4M |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$29.6M |
| 5 |
EA
Ecofin Advisors
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$27.1M |
FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
386 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $3.04B — down 24% from $3.99B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of FSLR and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 121 trimmed existing stakes and 141 added.
The largest buyer was Luminus Management, adding an estimated $83M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $125M sold.
- 386 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q2 2018, down from 400 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $3.04B of First Solar stock for Q2 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q2 2018 and 59 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest First Solar buyer in Q2 2018 was Luminus Management, an estimated $83M added.
- The largest First Solar seller in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $125M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.