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243 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.82B invested in LPL Financial in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 95 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 32

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.44M | Put options by funds: $5.45M

44% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 13 (+4)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.26B → $4.82B (+$554M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 223 → 243 (+20)

1.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.88% → 93.46% (+1.6%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 95

Holders
243
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+8.97%
% of All Funds
5.51%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+44.44%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
55
Increased
74
Reduced
95
Closed
32
Calls
$8.44M
Puts
$5.45M
Net Calls
+$2.99M
Net Calls Change
+$8.86M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$38.7M
2
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$37.4M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$27.8M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$20.9M
5
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$20.4M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$49.2M
2
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$37.4M
3
FCIM
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
-$25.3M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$22.3M
5
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
California
-$16.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JIR
251
James Investment Research
Ohio
– -$2.25M -43,595 Closed
WI
252
WBI Investments
New Jersey
– -$2.06M -39,851 Closed
QT
253
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$1.33M -25,870 Closed
N
254
Natixis
France
– -$1.19M -23,007 Closed
B
255
Barings
North Carolina
– -$897K -17,400 Closed
VFPI
256
Vantage Financial Partners (Illinois)
Illinois
– -$364K -16,700 Closed
Pacer Advisors
257
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$774K -15,014 Closed
Jane Street
258
Jane Street
New York
– -$598K -11,588 Closed
HCM
259
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$502K -9,728 Closed
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
260
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
– -$495K -9,601 Closed
HIM
261
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$452K -8,760 Closed
Verition Fund Management
262
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$436K -8,463 Closed
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
263
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
– -$402K -7,800 Closed
QC
264
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$400K -7,761 Closed
GCA
265
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
– -$352K -6,825 Closed
DTL
266
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$341K -6,609 Closed
IR
267
Invictus RG
Bermuda
– -$324K -6,290 Closed
SSA
268
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$211K -4,084 Closed
BCM
269
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
– -$205K -3,982 Closed
PCM
270
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$31K -610 Closed
PHK
271
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
– -$13K -257 Closed
TRCT
272
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$12K -238 Closed
Group One Trading
273
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$10K -199 Closed
WA
274
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
– -$3.68K -70 -92%
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LPLA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

243 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in LPL Financial (LPLA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $4.82B — up 13% from $4.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new LPLA positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 95 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $38.7M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $49.2M.

  • 243 institutional investors held LPL Financial (LPLA) as of Q4 2017, up from 223 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.82B of LPL Financial stock for Q4 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new LPL Financial positions in Q4 2017 and 32 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest LPL Financial buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $38.7M added.
  • The largest LPL Financial seller in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $49.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.