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1,695 hedge funds and large institutions have $210B invested in Meta Platforms (Facebook) in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 794 increasing their positions, 600 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 60

38% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.96B | Put options by funds: $5.06B

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 794 | Existing positions reduced: 600

26% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 377 → 476 (+99)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $188B → $210B (+$22.1B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,659 → 1,695 (+36)

Holders
1,695
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+2.17%
% of All Funds
45.22%
Holding in Top 10
476
Holding in Top 10 Change
+99
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+26.26%
% of All Funds
12.7%
New
115
Increased
794
Reduced
600
Closed
60
Calls
$6.96B
Puts
$5.06B
Net Calls
+$1.9B
Net Calls Change
+$360M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$938M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$597M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$298M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$266M
5
Coatue Management
Coatue Management
New York
+$256M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$691M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$583M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$374M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$356M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$339M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Loomis, Sayles & Company
26
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$1.58B +$59.7M +481,055 +4%
American Century Companies
27
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.56B -$2.92M -23,491 -0.2%
JHIU
28
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$1.52B -$129M -1,039,998 -8%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.5B +$201M +1,617,300 +16%
Massachusetts Financial Services
30
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.47B +$156M +1,255,103 +12%
Legal & General Group
31
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.18B -$20.2M -162,864 -2%
BIM
32
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.06B -$49.7M -400,667 -5%
Allianz Asset Management
33
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.04B +$95.2K +767 +0%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$988M -$42M -338,171 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
35
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$947M -$32.6M -262,978 -3%
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$945M +$16.3M +131,355 +2%
Arrowstreet Capital
37
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$912M -$244M -1,962,951 -22%
CG
38
Carmignac Gestion
France
$910M -$11.2M -90,013 -1%
FAM
39
Fred Alger Management
New York
$896M -$5.38M -43,378 -0.6%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
40
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$888M +$11.7M +94,477 +1%
BA
41
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$878M +$44.5M +358,161 +6%
Winslow Capital Management
42
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$839M -$62.8M -506,116 -7%
Charles Schwab
43
Charles Schwab
California
$838M +$20.6M +166,153 +3%
Brown Advisory
44
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$836M +$11.9M +96,244 +1%
WRF
45
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$835M -$123M -990,266 -13%
O
46
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$833M +$10.8M +87,231 +1%
Edgewood Management
47
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$832M +$129M +1,038,479 +19%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$830M +$12.2M +98,397 +2%
Swiss National Bank
49
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$830M -$2.68M -21,600 -0.3%
Coatue Management
50
Coatue Management
New York
$807M +$256M +2,059,139 +49%
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META Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

1,695 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $210B — up 12% from $188B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new META positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 55 holders — while 794 added to existing stakes and 600 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $938M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $691M.

  • 1,695 institutional investors held Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) as of Q3 2016, up from 1,659 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $210B of Meta Platforms (Facebook) stock for Q3 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 115 funds opened new Meta Platforms (Facebook) positions in Q3 2016 and 60 closed out, a net change of +55 holders.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) buyer in Q3 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $938M added.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $691M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.