International Flavors & Fragrances
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$584M |
| 2 |
WI
Winder Investment
Singapore
|
+$104M |
| 3 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$61.9M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$42.1M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$41.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$247M |
| 2 |
WBC
Westpac Banking Corp
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$93.1M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$92.9M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$79M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$59.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CCIA
526
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Baltimore,
Maryland
| – | -$231K | -1,964 | Closed |
|
|
GAM
527
Gotham Asset Management
New York
| – | -$228K | -1,931 | Closed |
|
|
FTIOP
528
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$205K | -1,736 | Closed |
|
|
SB
529
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$202K | -1,726 | Closed |
|
|
TG
530
TLP Group
Evanston,
Illinois
| – | -$188K | -1,593 | Closed |
|
|
FA
531
Friess Associates
Greenville,
Delaware
| – | -$81K | -686 | Closed |
|
532
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$63.1K | -514 | Closed |
|
|
QT
533
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$43K | -365 | Closed |
|
|
KLI
534
Kelman-Lazarov Inc
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$35.3K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
PIA
535
Piedmont Investment Advisors
Durham,
North Carolina
| – | -$26.5K | -225 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
536
Penserra Capital Management
Orinda,
California
| – | -$21K | -184 | Closed |
|
537
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$7K | -57 | Closed |
|
|
EF
538
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$5K | -36 | Closed |
|
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.