Motorola Solutions
469 hedge funds and large institutions have $13B invested in Motorola Solutions in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 199 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
134% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 32
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 431 → 469 (+38)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.6B → $13B (-$646M)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $163M | Put options by funds: $173M
4.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.96% → 81.77% (-4.2%)
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 199
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
SI
Scharf Investments
Los Gatos,
California
|
+$142M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$122M |
| 4 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$107M |
| 5 |
WIM
Weitz Investment Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$64.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VH
ValueAct Holdings
San Francisco,
California
|
-$722M |
| 2 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
-$195M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$160M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$147M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$118M |
MSI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
469 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Motorola Solutions (MSI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $13B — down 4.7% from $13.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new MSI positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 199 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Orbis Holdings, adding an estimated $228M. The largest seller was ValueAct Holdings, cutting an estimated $722M.
- 469 institutional investors held Motorola Solutions (MSI) as of Q4 2014, up from 431 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $13B of Motorola Solutions stock for Q4 2014, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 75 funds opened new Motorola Solutions positions in Q4 2014 and 32 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
- The largest Motorola Solutions buyer in Q4 2014 was Orbis Holdings, an estimated $228M added.
- The largest Motorola Solutions seller in Q4 2014 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $722M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.