First Solar
FSLR
540 hedge funds and large institutions have $8B invested in First Solar in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 147 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 150 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 147 | Existing positions closed: 49
63% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $8B (+$3.11B)
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 446 → 540 (+94)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 150
6.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.73% → 76.25% (+6.5%)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $647M | Put options by funds: $764M
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 6 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$379M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$187M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$97.9M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$82M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$80.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$110M |
| 2 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$89.8M |
| 3 |
CCM
CAAS Capital Management
New York
|
-$71.8M |
| 4 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$59M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$55.3M |
FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
540 of the 5,676 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $8B — up 63% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 147 funds opened new FSLR positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 98 holders — while 172 added to existing stakes and 150 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $379M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $110M.
- 540 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q4 2020, up from 446 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $8B of First Solar stock for Q4 2020, up 63% quarter-over-quarter.
- 147 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q4 2020 and 49 closed out, a net change of +98 holders.
- The largest First Solar buyer in Q4 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $379M added.
- The largest First Solar seller in Q4 2020 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $110M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.