Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
2,295 hedge funds and large institutions have $229B invested in Meta Platforms (Facebook) in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 305 funds opening new positions, 733 increasing their positions, 1,093 reducing their positions, and 245 closing their positions.
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 305 | Existing positions closed: 245
1.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.36% → 73.06% (+1.7%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,258 → 2,295 (+37)
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.7B | Put options by funds: $11.2B
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 432 → 371 (-61)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $282B → $229B (-$53.2B)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 733 | Existing positions reduced: 1,093
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$2.16B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.37B |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.37B |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$792M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$581M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.19B |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$653M |
| 3 |
SA
SPO Advisory
San Anselmo,
California
|
-$484M |
| 4 |
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
St. Peters,
Missouri
|
-$479M |
| 5 |
ATO
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$424M |
META Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
2,295 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $229B — down 19% from $282B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 305 funds opened new META positions and 245 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 733 added to existing stakes and 1,093 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $2.16B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.19B.
- 2,295 institutional investors held Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) as of Q4 2018, up from 2,258 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $229B of Meta Platforms (Facebook) stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 305 funds opened new Meta Platforms (Facebook) positions in Q4 2018 and 245 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
- The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) buyer in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $2.16B added.
- The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.19B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.