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International Flavors & Fragrances

437 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.84B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 150 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 40

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 432437 (+5)

0.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.5%77.53% (-0.97%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 150 | Existing positions reduced: 157

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.5M | Put options by funds: $7.17M

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.43B → $6.84B (-$593M)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1110 (-1)

Holders
437
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.16%
% of All Funds
11.78%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
49
Increased
150
Reduced
157
Closed
40
Calls
$6.5M
Puts
$7.17M
Net Calls
-$666K
Net Calls Change
+$2.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$792M +$22M +190,711 +3%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$634M +$61.7M +534,000 +10%
Massachusetts Financial Services
3
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$385M +$370K +3,205 +0.1%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
4
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$379M
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$361M -$24.4M -210,887 -6%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$234M -$7.32M -63,370 -3%
SP
7
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$153M +$23.5M +203,567 +17%
GVI
8
Green Valley Investors
Delaware
$153M -$11.5M -100,000 -7%
GI
9
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$139M +$320K +2,768 +0.2%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$135M +$2.49M +21,525 +2%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$104M -$3.11M -26,905 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$104M -$5.38M -46,579 -5%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$101M -$662K -5,731 -0.6%
Deutsche Bank
14
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$86.5M +$36.4M +315,314 +66%
Fidelity International
15
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$77.4M +$29.2M +252,705 +56%
William Blair & Company
16
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$77.3M -$59.2M -512,291 -42%
AI
17
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$74.3M +$3.53M +30,546 +5%
AAMU
18
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$72.8M +$6.85M +59,348 +10%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$69.2M +$991K +8,579 +1%
O
20
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$68.5M -$10.9M -94,080 -13%
GF
21
Gabelli Funds
New York
$68.3M +$2.76M +23,900 +4%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$68.2M -$2.33M -20,165 -3%
CS
23
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$65.8M +$7.25M +62,743 +12%
BG
24
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$63.6M -$3.64M -31,531 -5%
Marshall Wace
25
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$63.2M +$34.7M +300,660 +108%

IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

437 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $6.84B — down 8% from $7.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new IFF positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 150 added to existing stakes and 157 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $61.7M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $87.4M.

  • 437 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q2 2015, up from 432 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.84B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q2 2015, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q2 2015 and 40 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q2 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $61.7M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $87.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.