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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
SOADOR
176
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$371K +$342K +6,500 New
Squarepoint
177
Squarepoint
New York
$353K -$5.95K -113 -2%
WCA
178
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
$323K -$829K -15,753 -74%
MWM
179
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$316K – – –
NIT
180
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$303K +$78.9K +1,500 +39%
HMS
181
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
$286K +$32.8K +624 +14%
VRS
182
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$280K +$26.3K +500 +11%
RQS
183
Ramsey Quantitative Systems
Kentucky
$279K +$257K +4,889 New
NA
184
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$274K +$252K +4,794 New
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
185
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$269K -$1.71M -32,500 -87%
WAM
186
World Asset Management
Michigan
$264K -$210 -4 -0.1%
LCM
187
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$263K -$113K -2,150 -32%
M&T Bank
188
M&T Bank
New York
$247K +$9.37K +178 +4%
Comerica Bank
189
Comerica Bank
Texas
$241K -$1.05K -20 -0.5%
FPF
190
FNY Partners Fund
New York
$228K +$210K +4,000 New
LCOV
191
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$220K +$203K +3,850 New
FCM
192
FJ Capital Management
Virginia
$220K +$205K +3,900 New
US Bancorp
193
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$194K -$183K -3,484 -51%
CIM
194
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$188K -$11.2K -212 -6%
FMT
195
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$166K +$42.1K +800 +38%
AAM
196
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$159K +$146K +2,777 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
197
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$153K -$7.79K -148 -5%
LTFS
198
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$125K +$67.3K +1,278 +141%
FQ
199
First Quadrant
California
$122K -$7.14M -135,748 -98%
C
200
Cerebellum
California
$122K +$112K +2,136 New
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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.