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International Flavors & Fragrances

441 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.78B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 150 increasing their positions, 168 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 26

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.7B → $7.78B (+$1.08B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 418441 (+23)

0.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.73%81.14% (+0.41%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 109 (-1)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 150 | Existing positions reduced: 168

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.64M | Put options by funds: $12.6M

Holders
441
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+5.5%
% of All Funds
11.57%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
52
Increased
150
Reduced
168
Closed
26
Calls
$8.64M
Puts
$12.6M
Net Calls
-$3.96M
Net Calls Change
-$1.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$893M +$16.6M +143,116 +2%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$745M -$231K -2,000 -0%
Massachusetts Financial Services
3
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$415M -$1.81M -15,681 -0.5%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
4
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$414M
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$391M +$3.1M +26,837 +0.8%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$259M +$3.36M +29,081 +1%
GVI
7
Green Valley Investors
Delaware
$167M
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$161M +$12.1M +104,509 +8%
SP
9
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$149M -$1.43M -12,397 -1%
GI
10
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$136M -$2.1M -18,180 -2%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$132M +$39.6M +342,166 +45%
Allianz Asset Management
12
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$123M +$4.07M +35,200 +4%
WBC
13
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$118M -$49M -423,544 -30%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$108M -$6.49M -56,076 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$108M -$9.89M -85,516 -9%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$104M -$2.16M -18,631 -2%
William Blair Investment Management
17
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$100M +$17.3M +149,781 +22%
Fidelity International
18
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$100M +$10.8M +93,431 +13%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$96.4M -$5.85M -50,564 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$87M +$16.3M +140,503 +24%
AAMU
21
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$85M +$3.12M +26,943 +4%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$77.3M +$1.94M +16,748 +3%
GF
23
Gabelli Funds
New York
$75.7M +$57.8K +500 +0.1%
BG
24
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$71M +$984K +8,507 +1%
CS
25
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$67.9M -$6.63M -57,347 -9%

IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

441 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $7.78B — up 16% from $6.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new IFF positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 150 added to existing stakes and 168 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Riverbridge Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $39.9M. The largest seller was Thornburg Investment Management, cutting an estimated $51M.

  • 441 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q4 2015, up from 418 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $7.78B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q4 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q4 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q4 2015 was Riverbridge Partners, an estimated $39.9M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q4 2015 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.