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International Flavors & Fragrances
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471 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.16B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 162 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 31

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.36B → $8.16B (+$797M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 456 → 471 (+15)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 162 | Existing positions reduced: 170

3.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.89% → 81.32% (-3.6%)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.77M | Put options by funds: $8.74M

Holders
471
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+3.29%
% of All Funds
12.57%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
53
Increased
162
Reduced
170
Closed
31
Calls
$7.77M
Puts
$8.74M
Net Calls
-$971K
Net Calls Change
-$12.3M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$298M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$58.7M
3
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$37.1M
4
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$34.9M
5
CNAM
Campbell Newman Asset Management
Wisconsin
+$30.9M

Top Sellers

1
Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$268M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$125M
3
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
-$96.6M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$78.1M
5
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$59.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$986M +$20.6M +166,270 +2%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$814M +$15.4M +124,369 +2%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
3
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$437M – – –
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$400M -$16.1M -130,019 -4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$355M -$78.1M -631,305 -18%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$312M +$298M +2,409,507 +3,809%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$261M -$11.6M -93,761 -4%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$174M +$8.25M +66,716 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$157M +$58.7M +475,064 +61%
SP
10
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$143M -$9.9M -80,033 -7%
GI
11
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$135M -$3.55M -28,690 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$122M -$12.8M -103,374 -10%
Capital International Investors
13
Capital International Investors
California
$119M +$37.1M +300,400 +47%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$110M -$3.65M -29,550 -3%
WBC
15
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$110M -$20.7M -167,458 -16%
AAMU
16
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$108M +$7.46M +60,351 +8%
Allianz Asset Management
17
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$107M -$1.5M -12,167 -1%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$92.9M -$9.34M -75,523 -9%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$85.3M -$26.7K -216 -0%
GVI
20
Green Valley Investors
Delaware
$84.3M -$54.4M -439,873 -40%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$77.7M +$3.28M +26,540 +5%
GF
22
Gabelli Funds
New York
$70.9M -$3.19M -25,800 -4%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$67.8M +$7.23M +58,449 +12%
TCM
24
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$67.8M +$11M +88,925 +20%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
25
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$67.6M +$34.9M +281,888 +100%
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IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

471 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $8.16B — up 11% from $7.36B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new IFF positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 162 added to existing stakes and 170 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $298M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $268M.

  • 471 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q2 2016, up from 456 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $8.16B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q2 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q2 2016 and 31 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q2 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $298M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $268M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.