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2,265 hedge funds and large institutions have $300B invested in Meta Platforms (Facebook) in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 335 funds opening new positions, 940 increasing their positions, 771 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

393% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 335 | Existing positions closed: 68

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 940 | Existing positions reduced: 771

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,018 → 2,265 (+247)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 577 → 596 (+19)

9% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.5B | Put options by funds: $12.5B

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $291B → $300B (+$9.55B)

0.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.86% → 71.41% (-0.46%)

Holders
2,265
Holders Change
+247
Holders Change %
+12.24%
% of All Funds
51.36%
Holding in Top 10
596
Holding in Top 10 Change
+19
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.29%
% of All Funds
13.51%
New
335
Increased
940
Reduced
771
Closed
68
Calls
$13.5B
Puts
$12.5B
Net Calls
+$1.07B
Net Calls Change
+$617M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$903M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$730M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$694M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$609M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$511M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.39B
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$1.04B
3
SIM
SRS Investment Management
New York
-$637M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$609M
5
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
-$440M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Sands Capital Management
26
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$2.23B -$223M -1,260,146 -9%
UBS AM
27
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.22B +$98.7M +558,184 +5%
American Century Companies
28
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.11B +$43.5M +246,365 +2%
Legal & General Group
29
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.89B +$2.96M +16,724 +0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.8B +$609M +3,443,901 +51%
Janus Henderson Group
31
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.78B -$271M -1,533,853 -13%
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.64B +$230M +1,299,718 +16%
Swiss National Bank
33
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.58B +$11M +62,000 +0.7%
Allianz Asset Management
34
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.45B +$150M +849,968 +12%
Charles Schwab
35
Charles Schwab
California
$1.43B +$65.1M +368,091 +5%
O
36
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$1.3B +$3.09M +17,476 +0.2%
Edgewood Management
37
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$1.3B +$24.7M +139,831 +2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
38
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.28B +$26M +146,946 +2%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
39
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.23B +$363M +2,055,517 +42%
AQR Capital Management
40
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.22B +$511M +2,892,074 +72%
PPA
41
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.2B +$71.8M +406,342 +6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.18B -$27.2M -154,016 -2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
43
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.1B +$25.2M +142,441 +2%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
44
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$1.07B +$8.63M +48,811 +0.8%
Polen Capital Management
45
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$1.07B +$16.9M +95,472 +2%
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.06B -$6.07M -34,336 -0.6%
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.05B -$148M -835,969 -12%
FAM
48
Fred Alger Management
New York
$986M -$6.66M -37,693 -0.7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
49
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$986M +$29.2M +165,091 +3%
AL
50
Appaloosa LP
New Jersey
$976M +$394M +2,229,441 +68%
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META Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

2,265 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $300B — up 3.3% from $291B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 335 funds opened new META positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 267 holders — while 940 added to existing stakes and 771 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $903M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.39B.

  • 2,265 institutional investors held Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) as of Q4 2017, up from 2,018 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $300B of Meta Platforms (Facebook) stock for Q4 2017, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 335 funds opened new Meta Platforms (Facebook) positions in Q4 2017 and 68 closed out, a net change of +267 holders.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $903M added.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) seller in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.39B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.