We are live on ! Find out more
IFF icon

International Flavors & Fragrances

403 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.07B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 123 increasing their positions, 146 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 27

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 378403 (+25)

1.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.23%78.22% (-1%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.71B → $6.07B (-$637M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 123 | Existing positions reduced: 146

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.48M | Put options by funds: $12.3M

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

Holders
403
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+6.61%
% of All Funds
11.69%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
57
Increased
123
Reduced
146
Closed
27
Calls
$8.48M
Puts
$12.3M
Net Calls
-$3.81M
Net Calls Change
-$11.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$641M +$19.9M +196,374 +3%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$408M -$144M -1,423,800 -25%
Massachusetts Financial Services
3
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$374M -$20.5M -202,424 -5%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$373M +$10.7M +105,569 +3%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
5
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$332M
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$230M +$6.34M +62,657 +3%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$169M -$2.35M -23,265 -1%
William Blair & Company
8
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$155M +$25.5M +252,058 +19%
GVI
9
Green Valley Investors
Delaware
$144M -$20.2M -200,000 -12%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$130M +$5.99M +59,272 +5%
SP
11
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$124M -$13M -128,118 -9%
GI
12
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$118M +$2.87M +28,370 +2%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$109M +$2.59M +25,648 +2%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$99.5M -$20.8M -206,069 -17%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$96.7M -$16.1M -159,232 -14%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$79.8M -$3.27M -32,365 -4%
BG
17
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$74.1M +$16.9M +167,441 +28%
AAM
18
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$62.4M +$1.21M +12,009 +2%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$59.9M -$1M -9,919 -2%
Axa
20
Axa
France
$58.3M -$514K -5,085 -0.8%
JHIU
21
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$57.3M +$24.8M +245,700 +70%
GF
22
Gabelli Funds
New York
$55.3M +$4.66M +46,100 +9%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$54.4M -$45.8M -453,252 -44%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$52.1M +$8.87M +87,662 +19%
WG
25
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$46.8M +$21.5M +212,301 +77%

IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

403 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.07B — down 9.5% from $6.71B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new IFF positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 123 added to existing stakes and 146 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $35M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $144M.

  • 403 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q3 2014, up from 378 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.07B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q3 2014, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q3 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q3 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $35M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q3 2014 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $144M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.