International Flavors & Fragrances
378 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.71B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 125 increasing their positions, 142 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
59% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.6M | Put options by funds: $12.3M
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 24
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.06B → $6.71B (+$654M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 369 → 378 (+9)
1.23% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78% → 79.23% (+1.2%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 142
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$134M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$55.4M |
| 3 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$46.4M |
| 4 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
+$40.1M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$148M |
| 2 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$51M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$34.2M |
| 4 |
CBOA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
-$30.5M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$20.8M |
IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
378 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $6.71B — up 11% from $6.06B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new IFF positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 125 added to existing stakes and 142 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $134M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $148M.
- 378 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q2 2014, up from 369 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $6.71B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q2 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q2 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q2 2014 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $134M added.
- The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q2 2014 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $148M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.