Gen Digital
494 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.1B invested in Gen Digital in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 190 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
93% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $135M | Put options by funds: $69.8M
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.7B → $13.1B (+$2.43B)
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 190 | Existing positions reduced: 159
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 10 (+1)
0.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.04% → 89.67% (-0.37%)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 56
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 501 → 494 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SV
Starboard Value
New York
|
+$250M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$47.4M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$43M |
| 4 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$42.2M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$38M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$111M |
| 2 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$91.2M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$90.6M |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$78M |
| 5 |
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
|
-$45.4M |
GEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
494 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Gen Digital (GEN) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $13.1B — up 23% from $10.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 56 funds closed out of GEN and 54 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 159 trimmed existing stakes and 190 added.
The largest buyer was Starboard Value, adding an estimated $250M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $111M.
- 494 institutional investors held Gen Digital (GEN) as of Q1 2019, down from 501 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $13.1B of Gen Digital stock for Q1 2019, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new Gen Digital positions in Q1 2019 and 56 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Gen Digital buyer in Q1 2019 was Starboard Value, an estimated $250M added.
- The largest Gen Digital seller in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $111M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.