Lowe's Companies
LOW
1,206 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.5B invested in Lowe's Companies in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 446 increasing their positions, 512 reducing their positions, and 85 closing their positions.
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $513M | Put options by funds: $486M
0.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.47% → 75.26% (-0.21%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,217 → 1,206 (-11)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 85
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $52.9B → $47.5B (-$5.43B)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 446 | Existing positions reduced: 512
19% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 70 → 57 (-13)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$379M |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$211M |
| 3 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
+$140M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$116M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$440M |
| 2 |
GE
General Electric
Evendale,
Ohio
|
-$358M |
| 3 |
TP
Third Point
New York
|
-$238M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$197M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$180M |
LOW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
1,206 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lowe's Companies (LOW) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $47.5B — down 10% from $52.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 85 funds closed out of LOW and 84 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 512 trimmed existing stakes and 446 added.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $379M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $440M.
- 1,206 institutional investors held Lowe's Companies (LOW) as of Q3 2016, down from 1,217 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $47.5B of Lowe's Companies stock for Q3 2016, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 84 funds opened new Lowe's Companies positions in Q3 2016 and 85 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Lowe's Companies buyer in Q3 2016 was State Street, an estimated $379M added.
- The largest Lowe's Companies seller in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $440M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.