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268 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.69B invested in Herbalife in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 40

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 77

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 253 → 268 (+15)

3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.11% → 95.11% (+3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.46B → $7.69B (-$770M)

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $218M | Put options by funds: $367M

Holders
268
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+5.93%
% of All Funds
5.8%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
58
Increased
107
Reduced
77
Closed
40
Calls
$218M
Puts
$367M
Net Calls
-$148M
Net Calls Change
+$210M

Top Buyers

1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$44.2M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$42.9M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$41.2M
4
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
+$29.4M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$28.2M

Top Sellers

1
ROIC
Route One Investment Company
California
-$105M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$53.4M
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$45.2M
4
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$40.5M
5
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
-$29.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IC
1
Icahn Carl
Florida
$1.87B – – –
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$838M -$28.1M -488,578 -3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$574M +$2.56M +44,654 +0.4%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$454M +$20.8M +362,500 +4%
DVI
5
Deccan Value Investors
Connecticut
$321M -$10.3M -178,800 -3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
6
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$318M -$53.4M -929,259 -13%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$299M +$22M +383,340 +7%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$255M -$6.75M -117,538 -2%
Arrowstreet Capital
9
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$158M +$6.01M +104,700 +4%
APG Asset Management
10
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$158M +$29.4M +511,600 +18%
CS
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$143M -$8.39M -146,037 -5%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$132M +$821K +14,296 +0.6%
Acadian Asset Management
13
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$129M +$41.2M +716,942 +42%
ROIC
14
Route One Investment Company
California
$112M -$105M -1,835,689 -47%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$97M +$2.42M +42,076 +2%
Two Sigma Advisers
16
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$74.7M +$1.28M +22,300 +2%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$74.3M +$15.3M +266,876 +24%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$65.5M -$12.1M -211,038 -15%
AL
19
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$62.7M +$5.52M +96,116 +9%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$62.7M +$42.9M +747,181 +172%
Two Sigma Investments
21
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$61.5M +$18.5M +322,762 +39%
CIP
22
CAS Investment Partners
Connecticut
$59.9M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$59.3M +$22.5M +391,820 +54%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$52.3M +$19.2M +333,435 +51%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
25
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$50.1M +$405K +7,047 +0.8%
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HLF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

268 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Herbalife (HLF) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $7.69B — down 9.1% from $8.46B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new HLF positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $44.2M. The largest seller was Route One Investment Company, cutting an estimated $105M.

  • 268 institutional investors held Herbalife (HLF) as of Q1 2019, up from 253 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $7.69B of Herbalife stock for Q1 2019, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Herbalife positions in Q1 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Herbalife buyer in Q1 2019 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $44.2M added.
  • The largest Herbalife seller in Q1 2019 was Route One Investment Company, an estimated $105M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.