Lowe's Companies
LOW
957 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.8B invested in Lowe's Companies in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 302 increasing their positions, 433 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $282M | Put options by funds: $271M
0.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.99% → 75.14% (-0.85%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $39.4B → $37.8B (-$1.56B)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 75
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 974 → 957 (-17)
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 38 → 31 (-7)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 302 | Existing positions reduced: 433
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$421M |
| 2 |
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
|
+$160M |
| 3 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$132M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$80.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$579M |
| 2 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$157M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$146M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$124M |
| 5 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$105M |
LOW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
957 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lowe's Companies (LOW) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $37.8B — down 4% from $39.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 75 funds closed out of LOW and 68 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 433 trimmed existing stakes and 302 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $421M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $579M.
- 957 institutional investors held Lowe's Companies (LOW) as of Q1 2014, down from 974 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $37.8B of Lowe's Companies stock for Q1 2014, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 68 funds opened new Lowe's Companies positions in Q1 2014 and 75 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Lowe's Companies buyer in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $421M added.
- The largest Lowe's Companies seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $579M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.