Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
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.
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%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.31B |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$766M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$600M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$565M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$414M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$1.42B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$787M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$320M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$264M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$258M |
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.