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1,958 hedge funds and large institutions have $255B invested in Meta Platforms (Facebook) in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 149 funds opening new positions, 911 increasing their positions, 698 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 149 | Existing positions closed: 62

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 911 | Existing positions reduced: 698

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 481 → 514 (+33)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $240B → $255B (+$14.8B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,889 → 1,958 (+69)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.97B | Put options by funds: $7.79B

0.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.76% → 71.37% (-0.39%)

Holders
1,958
Holders Change
+69
Holders Change %
+3.65%
% of All Funds
48.82%
Holding in Top 10
514
Holding in Top 10 Change
+33
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.86%
% of All Funds
12.81%
New
149
Increased
911
Reduced
698
Closed
62
Calls
$7.97B
Puts
$7.79B
Net Calls
+$179M
Net Calls Change
-$1.85B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$1.31B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$766M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$600M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$565M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$414M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$1.42B
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$787M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$320M
4
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$264M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$258M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Janus Henderson Group
26
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.79B +$1.31B +8,788,743 +284%
UBS AM
27
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.76B -$516K -3,468 -0%
MAM
28
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$1.61B +$351M +2,361,166 +28%
Legal & General Group
29
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.57B +$89.5M +602,162 +6%
American Century Companies
30
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.49B -$86.4M -581,073 -6%
Swiss National Bank
31
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.32B +$46.3M +311,600 +4%
O
32
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$1.18B +$8.8M +59,186 +0.8%
Allianz Asset Management
33
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.16B -$164M -1,101,105 -13%
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.13B +$45.3M +304,885 +4%
Charles Schwab
35
Charles Schwab
California
$1.13B +$51.9M +349,182 +5%
Edgewood Management
36
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$1.08B +$50.5M +339,760 +5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
37
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.05B -$104M -701,026 -9%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
38
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.04B +$24.2M +162,659 +2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
39
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.02B +$26.8M +180,253 +3%
Coatue Management
40
Coatue Management
New York
$997M -$7.59M -51,034 -0.8%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$936M +$44.7M +300,365 +5%
Viking Global Investors
42
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$934M -$1.42B -9,575,290 -61%
LPC
43
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$931M +$158M +1,061,741 +21%
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$926M +$142M +951,799 +18%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
45
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$910M +$8.4M +56,488 +0.9%
Deutsche Bank
46
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$896M -$102M -688,772 -10%
Polen Capital Management
47
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$877M +$60M +403,825 +7%
Prudential Financial
48
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$864M -$67.1M -451,601 -7%
WRF
49
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$854M -$83.1M -558,981 -9%
FAM
50
Fred Alger Management
New York
$849M -$90.5M -608,646 -10%
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META Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

1,958 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $255B — up 6.2% from $240B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 149 funds opened new META positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 87 holders — while 911 added to existing stakes and 698 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was Viking Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.42B.

  • 1,958 institutional investors held Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) as of Q2 2017, up from 1,889 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $255B of Meta Platforms (Facebook) stock for Q2 2017, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 149 funds opened new Meta Platforms (Facebook) positions in Q2 2017 and 62 closed out, a net change of +87 holders.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) buyer in Q2 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $1.31B added.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) seller in Q2 2017 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $1.42B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.