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674 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.7B invested in First Solar in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 166 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 219 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

202% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 166 | Existing positions closed: 55

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 572674 (+102)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.1B → $12.7B (+$1.65B)

2.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.84%80.96% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1616 (0)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 219

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.92B | Put options by funds: $4.47B

Holders
674
Holders Change
+102
Holders Change %
+17.83%
% of All Funds
10.83%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
166
Increased
197
Reduced
219
Closed
55
Calls
$1.92B
Puts
$4.47B
Net Calls
-$2.55B
Net Calls Change
-$1.31B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$2B -$301M -2,031,672 -13%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.73B +$313M +2,112,874 +22%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$612M +$146M +982,871 +32%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$600M -$46.9M -316,327 -7%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$516M +$168M +1,135,267 +49%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$403M +$111M +748,191 +39%
Capital Research Global Investors
7
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$387M +$383M +2,583,144 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
8
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$352M -$102M -690,714 -23%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$326M +$116M +780,028 +56%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
10
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$235M -$57.6M -388,553 -20%
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$227M +$205M +1,385,912 +1,046%
Norges Bank
12
Norges Bank
Norway
$213M -$133M -899,068 -39%
Amundi
13
Amundi
France
$207M +$16.3M +110,260 +10%
CET
14
Clean Energy Transition
United Kingdom
$189M +$11.6M +78,314 +7%
RS
15
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$143M -$20.2M -136,500 -13%
Charles Schwab
16
Charles Schwab
California
$140M +$29.2M +197,263 +27%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$137M +$12.4M +83,696 +10%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$129M +$79.8M +538,525 +167%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$122M -$33.2M -223,840 -22%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$117M -$45.6M -307,811 -28%
Allianz Asset Management
21
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$98.4M -$58.3M -393,433 -37%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$98.1M +$4.67M +31,547 +5%
FAM
23
Fred Alger Management
New York
$94.7M -$18.4M -124,001 -16%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
24
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$91M -$4.67M -31,542 -5%
First Trust Advisors
25
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$87M -$50.3M -339,234 -37%

FSLR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

674 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Solar (FSLR) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $12.7B — up 15% from $11.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 166 funds opened new FSLR positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 111 holders — while 197 added to existing stakes and 219 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $383M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $301M.

  • 674 institutional investors held First Solar (FSLR) as of Q4 2022, up from 572 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $12.7B of First Solar stock for Q4 2022, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 166 funds opened new First Solar positions in Q4 2022 and 55 closed out, a net change of +111 holders.
  • The largest First Solar buyer in Q4 2022 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $383M added.
  • The largest First Solar seller in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.