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International Flavors & Fragrances
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418 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.7B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 152 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.53% → 80.73% (+3.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.84B → $6.7B (-$136M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 152

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 437 → 418 (-19)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.2M | Put options by funds: $12.4M

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
418
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
11.67%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
35
Increased
145
Reduced
152
Closed
52
Calls
$10.2M
Puts
$12.4M
Net Calls
-$2.24M
Net Calls Change
-$1.57M

Top Buyers

1
WBC
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
+$148M
2
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$101M
3
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$83.8M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$53.9M
5
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$46.9M

Top Sellers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$71.4M
2
AI
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
-$39.1M
3
ESG
Emerging Sovereign Group
New York
-$37.2M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$23.7M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$21.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$756M +$9.03M +81,785 +1%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$643M +$46.9M +425,000 +7%
Massachusetts Financial Services
3
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$360M -$4.53M -41,030 -1%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
4
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$358M – – –
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$335M -$6.8M -61,555 -2%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$221M -$781K -7,068 -0.3%
WBC
7
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$145M +$148M +1,343,833 +2,072%
GVI
8
Green Valley Investors
Delaware
$145M – – –
SP
9
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$130M -$15.6M -141,670 -10%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$128M +$842K +7,623 +0.6%
GI
11
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$119M -$13.1M -118,405 -9%
Allianz Asset Management
12
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$102M +$101M +911,239 +1,183%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$102M +$4.06M +36,773 +4%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$99.2M +$788K +7,134 +0.7%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$91.8M -$3.75M -33,908 -4%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$88.4M +$7.2M +65,160 +8%
Fidelity Investments
17
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$78.4M +$53.9M +488,217 +180%
TIM
18
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$78.3M +$83.8M +758,262 New
Fidelity International
19
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$76.8M +$4M +36,176 +5%
William Blair Investment Management
20
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$71.3M +$76.2M +690,014 New
AAMU
21
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$70.6M +$1.91M +17,264 +3%
O
22
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$67.2M +$2.64M +23,880 +4%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$65.4M – – –
GF
24
Gabelli Funds
New York
$65.3M +$828K +7,500 +1%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$65M +$654K +5,917 +0.9%
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IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

418 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.7B — down 2% from $6.84B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of IFF and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 152 trimmed existing stakes and 145 added.

The largest buyer was Westpac Banking Corp, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $71.4M.

  • 418 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q3 2015, down from 437 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.7B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q3 2015, down 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q3 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q3 2015 was Westpac Banking Corp, an estimated $148M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $71.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.