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1,796 hedge funds and large institutions have $191B invested in Meta Platforms (Facebook) in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 240 funds opening new positions, 774 increasing their positions, 635 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 240 | Existing positions closed: 103

70.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%70.89% (+71%)

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 774 | Existing positions reduced: 635

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,6961,796 (+100)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.49B | Put options by funds: $5.66B

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $210B → $191B (-$19.2B)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 476362 (-114)

Holders
1,796
Holders Change
+100
Holders Change %
+5.9%
% of All Funds
44.89%
Holding in Top 10
362
Holding in Top 10 Change
-114
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.95%
% of All Funds
9.05%
New
240
Increased
774
Reduced
635
Closed
103
Calls
$5.49B
Puts
$5.66B
Net Calls
-$166M
Net Calls Change
-$2.07B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$17.4B +$513M +4,177,119 +3%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$15.3B -$1.15B -9,326,116 -7%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$10.6B +$310M +2,523,083 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$8.41B -$71.7M -583,909 -0.8%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$7.14B +$118M +959,697 +2%
Capital World Investors
6
Capital World Investors
California
$5.45B +$1.63B +13,292,373 +39%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$3.78B +$302M +2,456,680 +8%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.2B +$220M +1,793,724 +7%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3B -$38.8M -315,797 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.96B -$178M -1,448,137 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.85B -$106M -860,065 -3%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$2.83B +$34.3M +279,265 +1%
Baillie Gifford & Co
13
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$2.78B -$11.1M -90,621 -0.4%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.51B -$69M -561,895 -3%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.45B +$141M +1,146,560 +6%
Jennison Associates
16
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.41B -$286M -2,331,254 -10%
BG
17
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.32B +$261M +2,128,989 +12%
Viking Global Investors
18
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$2.18B +$28.1M +228,753 +1%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.16B -$70.8M -576,673 -3%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.05B +$25.7M +209,167 +1%
Sands Capital Management
21
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.94B -$553M -4,499,057 -21%
Wellington Management Group
22
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.88B -$72.9M -593,398 -4%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$1.83B -$285M -2,324,038 -13%
TCIM
24
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.78B -$114M -930,414 -6%
AllianceBernstein
25
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.74B +$65.2M +530,502 +4%

META Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

1,796 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $191B — down 9.1% from $210B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 240 funds opened new META positions and 103 closed out — a net gain of 137 holders — while 774 added to existing stakes and 635 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $1.63B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.15B.

  • 1,796 institutional investors held Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) as of Q4 2016, up from 1,696 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $191B of Meta Platforms (Facebook) stock for Q4 2016, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 240 funds opened new Meta Platforms (Facebook) positions in Q4 2016 and 103 closed out, a net change of +137 holders.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) buyer in Q4 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.63B added.
  • The largest Meta Platforms (Facebook) seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.