Lowe's Companies
LOW
1,276 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.9B invested in Lowe's Companies in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 506 increasing their positions, 488 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.
82% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.39B | Put options by funds: $763M
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 506 | Existing positions reduced: 488
0.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.37% → 74.55% (+0.18%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,296 → 1,276 (-20)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $53B → $48.9B (-$4.12B)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 100
31% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 72 → 50 (-22)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$305M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$208M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
+$154M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.06B |
| 2 |
IAM
Iridian Asset Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$261M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$219M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$147M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$128M |
LOW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
1,276 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lowe's Companies (LOW) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $48.9B — down 7.8% from $53B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 100 funds closed out of LOW and 90 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 488 trimmed existing stakes and 506 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $305M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $1.06B.
- 1,276 institutional investors held Lowe's Companies (LOW) as of Q2 2017, down from 1,296 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $48.9B of Lowe's Companies stock for Q2 2017, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 90 funds opened new Lowe's Companies positions in Q2 2017 and 100 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Lowe's Companies buyer in Q2 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $305M added.
- The largest Lowe's Companies seller in Q2 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $1.06B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.