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International Flavors & Fragrances
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490 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.81B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 147 increasing their positions, 184 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

192% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24.9M | Put options by funds: $8.52M

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 48

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.22B → $8.81B (+$591M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 474 → 490 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

3.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.86% → 84.26% (-3.6%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 147 | Existing positions reduced: 184

Holders
490
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+3.38%
% of All Funds
12.2%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
71
Increased
147
Reduced
184
Closed
48
Calls
$24.9M
Puts
$8.52M
Net Calls
+$16.4M
Net Calls Change
+$13.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$584M
2
WI
Winder Investment
Singapore
+$104M
3
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$61.9M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$42.1M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$41.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$247M
2
WBC
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
-$93.1M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$92.9M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$79M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$59.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MAM
251
Mastrapasqua Asset Management
Tennessee
$1.18M +$63.3K +515 +6%
CAM
252
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$1.17M -$61.5K -501 -5%
WAM
253
World Asset Management
Michigan
$1.15M +$175K +1,426 +20%
Janus Henderson Group
254
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.15M -$158K -1,287 -13%
DILIC
255
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$1.14M – – –
CS
256
Credential Securities
$1.14M -$33.2K -270 -3%
IP
257
Intellectus Partners
California
$1.14M – – –
TRSOTSOK
258
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.13M -$184K -1,500 -15%
CWM
259
CIBC World Markets
New York
$1.09M +$345K +2,813 +52%
TAM
260
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$1.09M +$111K +900 +12%
ADMI
261
Albert D. Mason Inc
Massachusetts
$1.08M +$3.69K +30 +0.4%
NMERB
262
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
$1.06M -$61.4K -500 -6%
CCG
263
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$1.06M -$2.34M -19,052 -70%
SDIC
264
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$1.06M +$983K +8,000 New
B
265
Barings
North Carolina
$1.06M +$981K +7,984 New
GIA
266
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$1.05M +$59.2K +482 +6%
SAM
267
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.04M -$12.3K -100 -1%
ACM
268
Alpha Capital Management
Texas
$1.03M +$91.9K +748 +11%
CSS
269
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.01M +$582K +4,737 +163%
BTS
270
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.01M +$725K +5,905 +342%
CIBC Asset Management
271
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$981K -$4.3K -35 -0.5%
PA
272
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$975K -$21.2K -173 -2%
BAM
273
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$967K -$910K -7,407 -50%
BF
274
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$966K +$47.3K +385 +6%
RCM
275
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$951K -$162K -1,321 -16%
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IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

490 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $8.81B — up 7.2% from $8.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new IFF positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 147 added to existing stakes and 184 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $584M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $247M.

  • 490 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q1 2017, up from 474 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $8.81B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q1 2017, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q1 2017 and 48 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $584M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $247M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.