Fortive
804 hedge funds and large institutions have $23B invested in Fortive in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 293 increasing their positions, 285 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.4M | Put options by funds: $19.9M
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 293 | Existing positions reduced: 285
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 68
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.9B → $23B (-$924M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 815 → 804 (-11)
1.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 134.93% → 133.36% (-1.6%)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$320M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$114M |
| 3 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$94.6M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$68.9M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$66.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$380M |
| 2 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$172M |
| 3 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$133M |
| 4 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$129M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$75.8M |
FTV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
804 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fortive (FTV) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $23B — down 3.9% from $23.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of FTV and 67 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 285 trimmed existing stakes and 293 added.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $320M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $380M sold.
- 804 institutional investors held Fortive (FTV) as of Q2 2019, down from 815 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $23B of Fortive stock for Q2 2019, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new Fortive positions in Q2 2019 and 68 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Fortive buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $320M added.
- The largest Fortive seller in Q2 2019 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $380M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.