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Lincoln National

630 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.3B invested in Lincoln National in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 116 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 255 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 410 (+6)

147% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 116 | Existing positions closed: 47

46% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $133M | Put options by funds: $91.3M

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.67B → $12.3B (+$3.64B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 567630 (+63)

1.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.58%81.32% (+1.7%)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 255

Holders
630
Holders Change
+63
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
15.75%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
116
Increased
172
Reduced
255
Closed
47
Calls
$133M
Puts
$91.3M
Net Calls
+$41.7M
Net Calls Change
+$13.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.44B +$30.6M +526,275 +2%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$751M +$46.8M +803,941 +8%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$516M -$42.9M -737,709 -9%
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$491M +$247K +4,245 +0.1%
Norges Bank
5
Norges Bank
Norway
$407M -$84.3M -1,450,000 -19%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$404M +$4.38M +75,263 +1%
LSV Asset Management
7
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$338M +$4.5M +77,441 +2%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$285M +$14.1M +242,305 +6%
Neuberger Berman Group
9
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$255M -$3.59M -61,722 -2%
LAM
10
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$229M +$3.27M +56,261 +2%
RP
11
RR Partners
New York
$228M
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$223M +$3.77M +64,886 +2%
AQR Capital Management
13
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$222M +$25.1M +431,261 +15%
PP
14
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$212M -$33.9M -582,000 -15%
UBS AM
15
UBS AM
Illinois
$205M +$91.6M +1,575,438 +104%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$176M +$16M +275,414 +12%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
17
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$164M -$465K -7,988 -0.3%
Bank of Montreal
18
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$160M -$13.6M -234,283 -9%
BG
19
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$155M +$6.77M +116,459 +5%
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$147M -$415K -7,137 -0.3%
AL
21
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$139M -$890K -15,306 -0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$127M +$28.7M +493,889 +35%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$118M -$4.95M -85,117 -5%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$117M -$43.4M -746,714 -30%
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$113M +$61.7M +1,060,558 +163%

LNC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

630 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lincoln National (LNC) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $12.3B — up 42% from $8.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 116 funds opened new LNC positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 69 holders — while 172 added to existing stakes and 255 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS AM, adding an estimated $91.6M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $84.3M.

  • 630 institutional investors held Lincoln National (LNC) as of Q4 2016, up from 567 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $12.3B of Lincoln National stock for Q4 2016, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 116 funds opened new Lincoln National positions in Q4 2016 and 47 closed out, a net change of +69 holders.
  • The largest Lincoln National buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS AM, an estimated $91.6M added.
  • The largest Lincoln National seller in Q4 2016 was Norges Bank, an estimated $84.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.