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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.87B invested in Herbalife in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 37

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 193 → 203 (+10)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.76B → $5.87B (-$890M)

13.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 212.14% → 198.81% (-13%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 12 (-2)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 79

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $714M | Put options by funds: $1.58B

Holders
203
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.18%
% of All Funds
4.6%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
49
Increased
48
Reduced
79
Closed
37
Calls
$714M
Puts
$1.58B
Net Calls
-$865M
Net Calls Change
-$241M

Top Buyers

1
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$49.7M
2
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$21.6M
3
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
+$21.4M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$20.8M
5
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
+$19.1M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$137M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$126M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$122M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$108M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$86.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FCM
201
Farallon Capital Management
California
– -$85.5M -2,519,670 Closed
Alyeska Investment Group
202
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
– -$34.6M -1,020,418 Closed
OCAM
203
Owl Creek Asset Management
New York
– -$23.8M -701,152 Closed
HCM
204
Huber Capital Management
California
– -$20.9M -615,870 Closed
William Blair Investment Management
205
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
– -$15M -442,350 Closed
OAC
206
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
– -$11.7M -345,600 Closed
MTIM
207
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$9.7M -286,000 Closed
FPF
208
FNY Partners Fund
New York
– -$9.38M -267,798 -100%
SC
209
Sculptor Capital
New York
– -$8.73M -257,454 Closed
BOTOTLSJU
210
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
– -$8.62M -254,086 Closed
CI
211
Cowen Inc
New York
– -$8.03M -236,600 Closed
CFIC
212
City Financial Investment Company
United Kingdom
– -$5.65M -166,600 Closed
Walleye Trading
213
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$5.18M -148,004 Closed
PCM
214
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$2.5M -73,700 Closed
BCM
215
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$2.17M -64,000 Closed
Group One Trading
216
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$2.02M -57,544 Closed
Jennison Associates
217
Jennison Associates
New York
– -$1.86M -54,910 Closed
FMA
218
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
– -$1.81M -53,536 Closed
QOP
219
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
– -$1.7M -50,000 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
220
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$1.44M -42,396 Closed
SCM
221
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$831K -24,496 Closed
CG
222
Cutler Group
California
– -$714K -20,370 Closed
WAM
223
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$691K -20,370 Closed
AAM
224
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
– -$592K -17,452 Closed
Canada Life
225
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
– -$467K -13,800 Closed
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HLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

203 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Herbalife (HLF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $5.87B — down 13% from $6.76B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new HLF positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was D.E. Shaw & Co, adding an estimated $49.7M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $137M.

  • 203 institutional investors held Herbalife (HLF) as of Q4 2017, up from 193 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $5.87B of Herbalife stock for Q4 2017, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Herbalife positions in Q4 2017 and 37 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Herbalife buyer in Q4 2017 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $49.7M added.
  • The largest Herbalife seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $137M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.