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International Flavors & Fragrances
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526 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.1B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 175 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

202% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.1M | Put options by funds: $9.31M

137% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 27

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.42B → $10.1B (+$707M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 493 → 526 (+33)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 175

0.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.51% → 84.1% (+0.58%)

Holders
526
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+6.69%
% of All Funds
11.93%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
64
Increased
180
Reduced
175
Closed
27
Calls
$28.1M
Puts
$9.31M
Net Calls
+$18.8M
Net Calls Change
-$16.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$82.6M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$33.5M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$25.1M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$19.4M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$16.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$57M
2
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
-$39.6M
3
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$32.6M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$17.6M
5
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$13.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
476
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$26K – – –
PMFA
477
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$26K – – –
SIC
478
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$24K – – –
HT
479
Heritage Trust
Oklahoma
$23K – – –
NSIM
480
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$23K – – –
SPIA
481
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$22K +$16.8K +112 +311%
EFSCE
482
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$20K – – –
GWM
483
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$19K +$3.46K +23 +22%
RFS
484
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$17K – – –
PA
485
Parallel Advisors
California
$16K – – –
NIT
486
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$15K -$301K -2,000 -95%
MAM
487
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$15K – – –
M
488
MOTCO
Texas
$15K – – –
AAP
489
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$15K +$15.2K +101 New
EWM
490
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$14K – – –
VCM
491
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$14K – – –
STA
492
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$14K +$13.8K +92 New
PWM
493
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$12K -$359K -2,387 -97%
FPFS
494
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$12K – – –
KA
495
Kaizen Advisory
Illinois
$11K +$11K +73 New
WPA
496
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$10.1K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
497
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$10K +$10.1K +67 New
ZB
498
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$9K – – –
ST
499
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$9K +$3.61K +24 +80%
BTIS
500
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$9K +$4.36K +29 +145%
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IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

526 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $10.1B — up 7.5% from $9.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new IFF positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 175 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TimesSquare Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $82.6M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $57M.

  • 526 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q4 2017, up from 493 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $10.1B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q4 2017, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q4 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q4 2017 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $82.6M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.