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2,018 hedge funds and large institutions have $291B invested in Meta Platforms (Facebook) in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 136 funds opening new positions, 866 increasing their positions, 790 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

123% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 61

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $255B → $291B (+$36B)

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 514 → 577 (+63)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,959 → 2,018 (+59)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 866 | Existing positions reduced: 790

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.6B | Put options by funds: $10.2B

0.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.37% → 71.86% (+0.49%)

Holders
2,018
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+3.01%
% of All Funds
50.3%
Holding in Top 10
577
Holding in Top 10 Change
+63
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.26%
% of All Funds
14.38%
New
136
Increased
866
Reduced
790
Closed
61
Calls
$10.6B
Puts
$10.2B
Net Calls
+$448M
Net Calls Change
+$270M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$606M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$566M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$365M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$338M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$313M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$594M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$341M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$323M
4
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
-$298M
5
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
-$194M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS AM
26
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.06B +$59.3M +355,208 +3%
American Century Companies
27
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2B +$313M +1,873,961 +19%
MAM
28
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$1.99B +$163M +974,290 +9%
Janus Henderson Group
29
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.98B -$48.7M -291,847 -2%
Legal & General Group
30
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.82B +$48.6M +291,063 +3%
Swiss National Bank
31
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.52B +$19M +113,800 +1%
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.36B +$81.8M +490,244 +7%
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$1.33B +$47M +281,470 +4%
Allianz Asset Management
34
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.26B -$48.1M -288,368 -4%
O
35
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$1.25B -$82.5M -494,582 -6%
Edgewood Management
36
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$1.23B +$11.3M +67,474 +0.9%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
37
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.22B +$38.7M +231,883 +3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
38
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.17B +$14.3M +85,525 +1%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.16B +$144M +861,533 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.16B +$95M +569,467 +9%
Coatue Management
41
Coatue Management
New York
$1.13B – – –
PPA
42
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.09B +$45.9M +274,982 +4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
43
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.04B -$145M -868,998 -13%
Prudential Financial
44
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.03B +$53.3M +319,228 +6%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
45
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$1.03B -$1.68M -10,056 -0.2%
Polen Capital Management
46
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$1.01B +$22.5M +134,590 +2%
FAM
47
Fred Alger Management
New York
$961M +$94.1K +564 +0%
California Public Employees Retirement System
48
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$927M +$60.2M +360,902 +7%
CG
49
Carmignac Gestion
France
$925M +$124M +742,121 +16%
TA
50
Teachers Advisors
New York
$924M +$28.6M +171,115 +3%
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META Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

2,018 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $291B — up 14% from $255B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 136 funds opened new META positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 75 holders — while 866 added to existing stakes and 790 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $606M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $594M.

  • 2,018 institutional investors held Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) as of Q3 2017, up from 1,959 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $291B of Meta Platforms (Facebook) stock for Q3 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 136 funds opened new Meta Platforms (Facebook) positions in Q3 2017 and 61 closed out, a net change of +75 holders.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $606M added.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) seller in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $594M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.