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202 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.33B invested in Herbalife in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 12 (+8)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $4.33B (+$308M)

2.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 213.7% → 216.55% (+2.8%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 80

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 242 → 202 (-40)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.06B | Put options by funds: $1.34B

58% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 66

Holders
202
Holders Change
-40
Holders Change %
-16.53%
% of All Funds
5.38%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
28
Increased
72
Reduced
80
Closed
66
Calls
$1.06B
Puts
$1.34B
Net Calls
-$288M
Net Calls Change
+$573M

Top Buyers

1
DVI
Deccan Value Investors
Connecticut
+$39.9M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$36.4M
3
ROIC
Route One Investment Company
California
+$35.9M
4
OCAM
Owl Creek Asset Management
New York
+$28.4M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$28.3M

Top Sellers

1
ACM
Americafirst Capital Management
California
-$239M
2
KI
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
-$41.9M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$22.2M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$18.8M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$15.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACM
251
Americafirst Capital Management
California
– -$239M -12,686 Closed
CSS
252
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$233K -12,358 Closed
SMDAM
253
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
– -$221K -11,740 Closed
B
254
BancorpSouth
Mississippi
– -$202K -10,712 Closed
SRAM
255
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
– -$200K -10,600 Closed
Macquarie Group
256
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$158K -8,400 Closed
SG Americas Securities
257
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$124K -7,276 Closed
WBC
258
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
– -$129K -6,852 Closed
LIA
259
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$66K -3,500 Closed
BRWA
260
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$25 -1,320 Closed
NPC
261
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$15.9K -1,000 Closed
CBOA
262
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
– -$15K -800 Closed
SAMC
263
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
– -$13K -698 Closed
MAM
264
Mizuho Asset Management
Japan
– -$7K -394 Closed
LS
265
Lupo Securities
Illinois
– -$3.77K -200 Closed
PHK
266
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
– -$1K -58 Closed
IF
267
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
– -$1K -28 Closed
IC
268
Intersect Capital
California
– +$6.83K +400 New
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HLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

202 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Herbalife (HLF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.33B — up 7.7% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of HLF and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 38 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 72 added.

The largest buyer was Deccan Value Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $39.9M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $239M sold.

  • 202 institutional investors held Herbalife (HLF) as of Q1 2015, down from 242 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.33B of Herbalife stock for Q1 2015, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Herbalife positions in Q1 2015 and 66 closed out, a net change of -38 holders.
  • The largest Herbalife buyer in Q1 2015 was Deccan Value Investors, an estimated $39.9M added.
  • The largest Herbalife seller in Q1 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $239M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.