Loews
480 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.25B invested in Loews in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 176 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
0.25% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.18% → 64.94% (-0.25%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 503 → 480 (-23)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.4B → $9.25B (-$1.11B)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 176
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 73
79% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.81M | Put options by funds: $8.46M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$39M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$34.9M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$23M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$21M |
| 5 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
+$19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$37.8M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$26.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$26M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$24M |
| 5 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$21.4M |
L Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
480 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Loews (L) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.25B — down 11% from $10.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of L and 54 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 176 trimmed existing stakes and 154 added.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $39M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $37.8M.
- 480 institutional investors held Loews (L) as of Q4 2018, down from 503 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $9.25B of Loews stock for Q4 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new Loews positions in Q4 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
- The largest Loews buyer in Q4 2018 was Norges Bank, an estimated $39M added.
- The largest Loews seller in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $37.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.