LPL Financial
LPLA
292 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.24B invested in LPL Financial in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7M | Put options by funds: $5.06M
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 294 → 292 (-2)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 40
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.51B → $5.24B (-$275M)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 114
2.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.9% → 92.57% (-2.3%)
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 12 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$49.2M |
| 2 |
NMVA
New Mountain Vantage Advisers
New York
|
+$46.5M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$34.1M |
| 4 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.4M |
| 5 |
SC
Samlyn Capital
New York
|
+$18.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SA
SPO Advisory
San Anselmo,
California
|
-$147M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$50.2M |
| 3 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$37.6M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$26.6M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$19.8M |
LPLA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
292 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in LPL Financial (LPLA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $5.24B — down 5% from $5.51B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of LPLA and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 114 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, opening a new position worth an estimated $49.2M. The largest seller was SPO Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $147M sold.
- 292 institutional investors held LPL Financial (LPLA) as of Q3 2018, down from 294 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $5.24B of LPL Financial stock for Q3 2018, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new LPL Financial positions in Q3 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest LPL Financial buyer in Q3 2018 was American Century Companies, an estimated $49.2M added.
- The largest LPL Financial seller in Q3 2018 was SPO Advisory, an estimated $147M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.