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International Flavors & Fragrances
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568 hedge funds and large institutions have $13B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 105 funds opening new positions, 196 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 58

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 196 | Existing positions reduced: 159

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 531 → 568 (+37)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.4B → $13B (+$586M)

0.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.7% → 94.33% (-0.37%)

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $53.6M | Put options by funds: $102M

Holders
568
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+6.97%
% of All Funds
11.19%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
105
Increased
196
Reduced
159
Closed
58
Calls
$53.6M
Puts
$102M
Net Calls
-$48.1M
Net Calls Change
-$61.8M

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$248M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$68.4M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$66.6M
4
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
+$53.5M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$50.1M

Top Sellers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$503M
2
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
-$70.2M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$51.3M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$49.2M
5
SCM
Sirios Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$31.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WI
1
Winder Investment
Singapore
$2.66B +$41.5M +325,133 +2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.66B +$15.8M +123,463 +1%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$935M -$51.3M -401,533 -5%
AllianceBernstein
4
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$730M +$248M +1,945,079 +52%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$580M -$4.44M -34,776 -0.8%
Capital International Investors
6
Capital International Investors
California
$491M -$37K -290 -0%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
7
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$376M -$70.2M -549,700 -16%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$352M -$49.2M -385,553 -12%
AAMU
9
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$235M +$53.5M +418,621 +30%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$211M +$8.23M +64,429 +4%
Nordea Investment Management
11
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$178M +$24.8M +194,177 +16%
N
12
Nuveen
North Carolina
$173M +$66.6M +521,736 +64%
Allianz Asset Management
13
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$170M +$18.6M +145,974 +12%
Swedbank
14
Swedbank
Sweden
$162M +$4.61M +36,095 +3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$159M +$4.39M +34,375 +3%
CIP
16
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$119M -$933K -7,305 -0.8%
MMH
17
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Israel
$115M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$112M -$6.32M -49,458 -5%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
19
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$110M +$42M +328,634 +62%
Legal & General Group
20
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$93M +$4.08M +31,932 +5%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$92.9M +$50.1M +392,412 +120%
Charles Schwab
22
Charles Schwab
California
$88.6M +$1.21M +9,477 +1%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$69.2M +$3.04M +23,838 +5%
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$69.1M +$68.4M +535,214 New
GI
25
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$67.1M -$2.09M -16,349 -3%
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IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

568 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $13B — up 4.7% from $12.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 105 funds opened new IFF positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 196 added to existing stakes and 159 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $248M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $503M.

  • 568 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q4 2019, up from 531 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $13B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q4 2019, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 105 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q4 2019 and 58 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q4 2019 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $248M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q4 2019 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $503M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.