International Flavors & Fragrances
718 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.5B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 256 increasing their positions, 265 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.
53% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $71.5M | Put options by funds: $46.9M
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.08% → 93.48% (+0.4%)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 256 | Existing positions reduced: 265
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 759 → 718 (-41)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.1B → $18.5B (-$1.57B)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 9 (-1)
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 103
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$202M |
| 2 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$82.1M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$55.6M |
| 5 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$48.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$145M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$109M |
| 3 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$109M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$67.5M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$64.1M |
IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
718 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $18.5B — down 7.8% from $20.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of IFF and 74 opened new positions — a net loss of 29 holders — while 265 trimmed existing stakes and 256 added.
The largest buyer was First Eagle Investment Management, adding an estimated $202M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $145M.
- 718 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q1 2025, down from 759 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $18.5B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q1 2025, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 74 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q1 2025 and 103 closed out, a net change of -29 holders.
- The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q1 2025 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $202M added.
- The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q1 2025 was Norges Bank, an estimated $145M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.