Leslie's
LESL
232 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.08B invested in Leslie's in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
168% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.5M | Put options by funds: $3.91M
34% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 71
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 37
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.96B → $3.08B (+$120M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 230 → 232 (+2)
0.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 5.32% → 5.71% (+0.39%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$198M |
| 2 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$40.5M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$35.5M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$29.7M |
| 5 |
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$15M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$44.7M |
| 2 |
RS
Robeco Schweiz
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$20.8M |
| 3 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$15.2M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$15.1M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$11.9M |
LESL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
232 of the 5,828 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Leslie's (LESL) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $3.08B — up 4% from $2.96B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new LESL positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 95 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $198M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $44.7M.
- 232 institutional investors held Leslie's (LESL) as of Q3 2022, up from 230 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $3.08B of Leslie's stock for Q3 2022, up 4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Leslie's positions in Q3 2022 and 37 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Leslie's buyer in Q3 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $198M added.
- The largest Leslie's seller in Q3 2022 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $44.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.