LPL Financial
LPLA
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.
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 32
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.44M | Put options by funds: $5.77M
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$38.7M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$37.4M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.8M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$20.9M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$20.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$49.2M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$37.4M |
| 3 |
FCIM
Fairview Capital Investment Management
Greenbrae,
California
|
-$25.3M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$22.3M |
| 5 |
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
El Segundo,
California
|
-$16.5M |
LPLA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
243 of the 4,419 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.