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International Flavors & Fragrances
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534 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.43B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 176 increasing their positions, 192 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.36% → 86.15% (+2.8%)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.5M | Put options by funds: $15.7M

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 176 | Existing positions reduced: 192

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 69

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 544 → 534 (-10)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9B → $8.43B (-$577M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
534
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-1.84%
% of All Funds
12.23%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
63
Increased
176
Reduced
192
Closed
69
Calls
$14.5M
Puts
$15.7M
Net Calls
-$1.14M
Net Calls Change
-$36.6M

Top Buyers

1
WI
Winder Investment
Singapore
+$448M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$103M
3
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
+$59.1M
4
BI
BlueSpruce Investments
Illinois
+$57.9M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$41.2M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$140M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$80M
3
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$73.2M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$63.2M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$43.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
26
UBS Group
Switzerland
$38.9M +$1.57M +12,041 +4%
GF
27
Gabelli Funds
New York
$38.6M -$2.27M -17,400 -5%
RP
28
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$37.8M -$1.7M -13,022 -4%
Swiss National Bank
29
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$37M +$1.44M +11,000 +4%
OWP
30
Obermeyer Wealth Partners
Colorado
$33.9M +$35.7M +273,363 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
31
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$33.2M -$3.28M -25,100 -9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
32
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$32.5M +$719K +5,502 +2%
CNAM
33
Campbell Newman Asset Management
Wisconsin
$31M – – –
Goldman Sachs
34
Goldman Sachs
New York
$29.8M -$28.5M -218,015 -48%
RA
35
Rovida Advisors
Florida
$29.1M +$30.7M +235,000 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
36
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$29M +$1.73M +13,272 +6%
ACPU
37
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$28.5M +$30.1M +230,222 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
38
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$27.3M +$6.63M +50,704 +30%
Bank of America
39
Bank of America
North Carolina
$27M +$3.49M +26,709 +14%
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$27M -$6.3M -48,232 -18%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
41
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$26M -$337K -2,576 -1%
PAMU
42
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$25.6M +$8.14M +62,257 +43%
ClearBridge Investments
43
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$24.4M – – –
KCM
44
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$23M +$6.31M +48,305 +35%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$22.9M -$5.62M -43,003 -19%
EP
46
Engadine Partners
United Kingdom
$22.9M -$4.8M -36,700 -17%
RhumbLine Advisers
47
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$22M -$1.23M -9,448 -5%
First Trust Advisors
48
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$21.3M -$4.64M -35,472 -17%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
49
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$21.2M +$12.3M +93,980 +122%
Two Sigma Investments
50
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$21.2M +$5.5M +42,119 +33%
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IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

534 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $8.43B — down 6.4% from $9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 69 funds closed out of IFF and 63 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 192 trimmed existing stakes and 176 added.

The largest buyer was Winder Investment, adding an estimated $448M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $140M.

  • 534 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q2 2018, down from 544 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $8.43B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q2 2018, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q2 2018 and 69 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q2 2018 was Winder Investment, an estimated $448M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $140M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.