First Solar
FSLR
498 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.61B invested in First Solar in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 189 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 189 | Existing positions reduced: 147
1.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.76% → 74.43% (-1.3%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 516 → 498 (-18)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.02B → $6.61B (-$413M)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 76
18% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $626M | Put options by funds: $764M
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$86M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$71.9M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$48.7M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$42M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Paris,
France
|
+$32.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$403M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$53.2M |
| 3 |
CET
Clean Energy Transition
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$51.1M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$39.5M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$13.4M |
FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
498 of the 6,360 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $6.61B — down 5.9% from $7.02B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of FSLR and 63 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 147 trimmed existing stakes and 189 added.
The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $86M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $403M.
- 498 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q1 2022, down from 516 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $6.61B of First Solar stock for Q1 2022, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q1 2022 and 76 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest First Solar buyer in Q1 2022 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $86M added.
- The largest First Solar seller in Q1 2022 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $403M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.