Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
2,266 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, 939 increasing their positions, 773 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 335 | Existing positions closed: 67
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 939 | Existing positions reduced: 773
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,018 → 2,266 (+248)
11% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.1B | Put options by funds: $11.8B
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 578 → 596 (+18)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $291B → $300B (+$9.41B)
0.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.85% → 71.38% (-0.47%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$903M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$730M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$694M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$609M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$511M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.39B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.04B |
| 3 |
SIM
SRS Investment Management
New York
|
-$637M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$609M |
| 5 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$440M |
META Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
2,266 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $300B — up 3.2% from $291B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 335 funds opened new META positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 268 holders — while 939 added to existing stakes and 773 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $903M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.39B.
- 2,266 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 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 335 funds opened new Meta Platforms (Facebook) positions in Q4 2017 and 67 closed out, a net change of +268 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.