Fortive
FTV
786 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.1B invested in Fortive in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 357 reducing their positions, and 131 closing their positions.
1,477% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $39.7M | Put options by funds: $2.52M
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 836 → 786 (-50)
27.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 163% → 135.44% (-28%)
31% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 131
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.2B → $19.1B (-$11.1B)
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 357
68% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 7 (-15)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$437M |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$69.3M |
| 4 |
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
|
+$59.3M |
| 5 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
+$45.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UFM
Ursa Fund Management
Danville,
California
|
-$1.56B |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.27B |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.17B |
| 4 |
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
|
-$337M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$218M |
FTV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
786 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fortive (FTV) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $19.1B — down 37% from $30.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 131 funds closed out of FTV and 90 opened new positions — a net loss of 41 holders — while 357 trimmed existing stakes and 222 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $437M. The largest seller was Ursa Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.56B sold.
- 786 institutional investors held Fortive (FTV) as of Q4 2018, down from 836 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $19.1B of Fortive stock for Q4 2018, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 90 funds opened new Fortive positions in Q4 2018 and 131 closed out, a net change of -41 holders.
- The largest Fortive buyer in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $437M added.
- The largest Fortive seller in Q4 2018 was Ursa Fund Management, an estimated $1.56B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.