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International Flavors & Fragrances
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538 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.6B invested in International Flavors & Fragrances in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.8B → $12.6B (-$177M)

1.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.53% → 96.11% (-1.4%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 554 → 538 (-16)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 59

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 221

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $159M | Put options by funds: $235M

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

Holders
538
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-2.89%
% of All Funds
10.86%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
45
Increased
168
Reduced
221
Closed
59
Calls
$159M
Puts
$235M
Net Calls
-$76.7M
Net Calls Change
-$94.4M

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$55M
2
RS
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
+$49.9M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$49.8M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$47M
5
EPFB
Employees Provident Fund Board
Malaysia
+$38.1M

Top Sellers

1
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
-$133M
2
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$111M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$56.2M
4
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
-$41.6M
5
Swedbank
Swedbank
Sweden
-$37.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WI
1
Winder Investment
Singapore
$2.95B – – –
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.39B -$56.2M -451,771 -4%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.08B -$36.6M -294,176 -3%
AllianceBernstein
4
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$898M +$55M +441,977 +6%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$546M -$10.7M -86,203 -2%
Capital International Investors
6
Capital International Investors
California
$464M -$201K -1,618 -0%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
7
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$357M – – –
EIG
8
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
$274M +$10M +80,621 +4%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$208M +$707K +5,677 +0.3%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$192M -$48.9K -393 -0%
N
11
Nuveen
North Carolina
$180M +$4.46M +35,817 +2%
AAMU
12
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$180M -$9.81M -78,837 -5%
Nordea Investment Management
13
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$165M -$133M -1,072,059 -44%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$151M +$32.3M +259,601 +27%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$138M -$2.61M -20,990 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$119M +$4.29M +34,447 +4%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
17
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$112M -$2.95M -23,716 -3%
BCIM
18
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$109M +$19.8M +158,902 +22%
Charles Schwab
19
Charles Schwab
California
$83.1M -$3.41M -27,427 -4%
Legal & General Group
20
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$82.9M -$785K -6,305 -0.9%
EPFB
21
Employees Provident Fund Board
Malaysia
$76.7M +$38.1M +306,042 +95%
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$70.3M +$47M +377,392 +192%
Allianz Asset Management
23
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$70M -$111M -893,732 -61%
Bank of Montreal
24
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$69.2M +$49.8M +400,041 +200%
UBS AM
25
UBS AM
Illinois
$68.8M +$12.1M +97,405 +21%
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IFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

538 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $12.6B — down 1.4% from $12.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of IFF and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 221 trimmed existing stakes and 168 added.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $55M. The largest seller was Nordea Investment Management, cutting an estimated $133M.

  • 538 institutional investors held International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) as of Q3 2020, down from 554 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $12.6B of International Flavors & Fragrances stock for Q3 2020, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new International Flavors & Fragrances positions in Q3 2020 and 59 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances buyer in Q3 2020 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $55M added.
  • The largest International Flavors & Fragrances seller in Q3 2020 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $133M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.