Garmin
GRMN
479 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.27B invested in Garmin in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 50
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $77.4M | Put options by funds: $64.4M
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 154
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 455 → 479 (+24)
0.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.49% → 45.43% (-0.06%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6B → $5.27B (-$721M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$55.2M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$33.7M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$24.4M |
| 4 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$20.1M |
| 5 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$18.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$51.7M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$44M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$34M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$22.4M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$19.4M |
GRMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
479 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Garmin (GRMN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $5.27B — down 12% from $6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new GRMN positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 154 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $55.2M. The largest seller was DZ Bank, cutting an estimated $51.7M.
- 479 institutional investors held Garmin (GRMN) as of Q4 2018, up from 455 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $5.27B of Garmin stock for Q4 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Garmin positions in Q4 2018 and 50 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest Garmin buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $55.2M added.
- The largest Garmin seller in Q4 2018 was DZ Bank, an estimated $51.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.