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328 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.3B invested in Nasdaq in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 126 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 58 (+3)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.88B → $5.3B (+$421M)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 41

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 329328 (-1)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 126

75% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.34M | Put options by funds: $25.2M

Holders
328
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.3%
% of All Funds
9.43%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
43
Increased
105
Reduced
126
Closed
41
Calls
$6.34M
Puts
$25.2M
Net Calls
-$18.9M
Net Calls Change
+$22.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KBC Group
226
KBC Group
Belgium
$402K
MAM
227
Majedie Asset Management
United Kingdom
$396K +$376K +30,753 New
RC
228
RBF Capital
California
$386K
PI
229
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$380K -$209K -17,085 -37%
LIM
230
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$367K
HI
231
HBK Investments
Texas
$359K -$502K -41,100 -60%
PTC
232
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$357K +$3.96K +324 +1%
LSERS
233
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$355K -$3.67K -300 -1%
B
234
Barings
North Carolina
$354K -$337K -27,600 -50%
First Manhattan
235
First Manhattan
New York
$352K
OA
236
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$344K +$42.1K +3,444 +15%
MYAM
237
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$333K -$3.67K -300 -1%
QIM
238
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$332K +$315K +25,800 New
N
239
Nuveen
North Carolina
$328K -$9.13K -747 -3%
WBC
240
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$328K
MYLI
241
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$314K -$14.7K -1,200 -5%
P
242
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$313K +$297K +24,306 New
ERSOT
243
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$309K -$110K -9,000 -27%
Creative Planning
244
Creative Planning
Kansas
$300K -$5.02K -411 -2%
LIA
245
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$288K -$2.57K -210 -0.9%
PL
246
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$287K +$44K +3,600 +19%
RA
247
Royce & Associates
New York
$282K -$202K -16,500 -43%
CB
248
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$278K
IFS
249
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$268K -$10.8K -882 -4%
Nomura Holdings
250
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$262K -$1.33M -109,053 -84%

NDAQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

328 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nasdaq (NDAQ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $5.3B — up 8.6% from $4.88B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new NDAQ positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 105 added to existing stakes and 126 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $137M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $61.4M.

  • 328 institutional investors held Nasdaq (NDAQ) as of Q2 2014, down from 329 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.3B of Nasdaq stock for Q2 2014, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Nasdaq positions in Q2 2014 and 41 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Nasdaq buyer in Q2 2014 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $137M added.
  • The largest Nasdaq seller in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $61.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.