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International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF

418 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.7B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 152 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.53% → 80.73% (+3.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.84B → $6.7B (-$136M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 152

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 437 → 418 (-19)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.2M | Put options by funds: $12.4M

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
418
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
11.67%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
35
Increased
145
Reduced
152
Closed
52
Calls
$10.2M
Puts
$12.4M
Net Calls
-$2.24M
Net Calls Change
-$1.57M

Top Buyers

1
WBC
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
+$148M
2
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$101M
3
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$83.8M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$53.9M
5
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$46.9M

Top Sellers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$71.4M
2
AI
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
-$39.1M
3
ESG
Emerging Sovereign Group
New York
-$37.2M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$23.7M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$21.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
26
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$64.5M +$2.51M +22,719 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$60.5M +$8.46M +76,602 +15%
BG
28
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$60.4M +$365K +3,304 +0.6%
T. Rowe Price Associates
29
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$53.5M +$9.96M +90,133 +21%
AAM
30
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$51.9M -$3.09M -27,995 -5%
JHIU
31
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$47.3M -$7.07M -63,990 -12%
Marshall Wace
32
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$43.8M -$17M -153,601 -27%
Ameriprise
33
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$43.5M -$7.99M -72,382 -15%
APG Asset Management
34
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$42.3M -$1.47M -13,315 -3%
UBS AM
35
UBS AM
Illinois
$41.5M -$6.77M -61,332 -13%
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$38.1M -$11.6M -105,276 -22%
Legal & General Group
37
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$33.8M +$1.16M +10,538 +3%
AI
38
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$33.6M -$39.1M -354,330 -52%
DnB Asset Management
39
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$32.2M -$1.56M -14,114 -4%
SH
40
SeaTown Holdings
Singapore
$32.1M -$6.06M -54,900 -15%
GC
41
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$32M -$4.42M -40,035 -11%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
42
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$30.8M -$161K -1,461 -0.5%
IG
43
ING Group
Netherlands
$29M +$11.3M +102,187 +57%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$29M -$1.09M -9,910 -3%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$27.1M +$1.12M +10,153 +4%
CAM
46
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$26.8M +$7.71M +69,843 +37%
ClearBridge Investments
47
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$26.6M – – –
TCIM
48
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$25.8M -$511K -4,628 -2%
CCM
49
Copeland Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$25.4M +$8.14M +73,658 +43%
BHC
50
Bowen Hanes & Co
Florida
$23.8M +$998K +9,036 +4%
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IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

418 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.7B — down 2% from $6.84B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of IFF and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 152 trimmed existing stakes and 145 added.

The largest buyer was Westpac Banking Corp, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $71.4M.

  • 418 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q3 2015, down from 437 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.7B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q3 2015, down 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q3 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q3 2015 was Westpac Banking Corp, an estimated $148M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $71.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.