Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$938M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$597M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$298M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$266M |
| 5 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
+$256M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$691M |
| 2 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$583M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$374M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$356M |
| 5 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$339M |
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.