First Solar
FSLR
355 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.72B invested in First Solar in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)
7.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 53.2% → 61.07% (+7.9%)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 112
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $144M | Put options by funds: $137M
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.7B → $2.72B (+$18.2M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 379 → 355 (-24)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 74
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$80.6M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$76.1M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$57.5M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$57M |
| 5 |
KL
KGH Ltd
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
+$50.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$67.5M |
| 2 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$40.9M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$40.3M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$23.7M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$10.8M |
FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
355 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.72B — up 0.67% from $2.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 74 funds closed out of FSLR and 54 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 112 trimmed existing stakes and 121 added.
The largest buyer was Park West Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $80.6M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $67.5M.
- 355 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q4 2018, down from 379 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $2.72B of First Solar stock for Q4 2018, up 0.67% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q4 2018 and 74 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest First Solar buyer in Q4 2018 was Park West Asset Management, an estimated $80.6M added.
- The largest First Solar seller in Q4 2018 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $67.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.