Home Depot
1,490 hedge funds and large institutions have $100B invested in Home Depot in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 194 funds opening new positions, 493 increasing their positions, 617 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
351% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 194 | Existing positions closed: 43
51% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 93 → 140 (+47)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $89.1B → $100B (+$10.9B)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,353 → 1,490 (+137)
0.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.28% → 72.44% (+0.16%)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 493 | Existing positions reduced: 617
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $638M | Put options by funds: $908M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
+$400M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$173M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$147M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$139M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$608M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$472M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$430M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$389M |
| 5 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$238M |
HD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
1,490 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Home Depot (HD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $100B — up 12% from $89.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 194 funds opened new HD positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 151 holders — while 493 added to existing stakes and 617 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Magellan Asset Management, adding an estimated $400M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $608M.
- 1,490 institutional investors held Home Depot (HD) as of Q4 2014, up from 1,353 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $100B of Home Depot stock for Q4 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 194 funds opened new Home Depot positions in Q4 2014 and 43 closed out, a net change of +151 holders.
- The largest Home Depot buyer in Q4 2014 was Magellan Asset Management, an estimated $400M added.
- The largest Home Depot seller in Q4 2014 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $608M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.