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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: 5 → 8 (+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: 329 → 328 (-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

Top Buyers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$137M
2
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
+$82.6M
3
RCM
Roystone Capital Management
New York
+$58.3M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$52M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$33.8M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$61.4M
2
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$60.7M
3
JCG
JHL Capital Group
Illinois
-$28.6M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$20.6M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$17.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AWCI
326
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$270 – – –
JCG
327
JHL Capital Group
Illinois
– -$28.6M -2,325,000 Closed
ECA
328
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
– -$15M -1,214,667 Closed
Axa
329
Axa
France
– -$10.6M -859,500 Closed
WMSA
330
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$9.23M -750,000 Closed
SCM
331
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$7.01M -569,619 Closed
Adage Capital Partners
332
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$6.64M -539,400 Closed
LC
333
Loews Corp
New York
– -$5.05M -409,830 Closed
IGIM
334
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
– -$4.48M -363,600 Closed
BOTOTLSJU
335
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
– -$4.07M -330,123 Closed
NCCM
336
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$2.28M -185,100 Closed
MAM
337
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.69M -137,241 Closed
HT
338
HAP Trading
New York
– -$1.26M -102,399 Closed
CG
339
Clinton Group
New York
– -$1.08M -87,822 Closed
QAM
340
Quantres Asset Management
Cayman Islands
– -$1.05M -85,200 Closed
VKH
341
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$985K -79,968 Closed
EMG
342
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$938K -76,200 Closed
BA
343
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
– -$924K -75,000 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
344
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$856K -70,074 Closed
Lord, Abbett & Co
345
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
– -$850K -69,000 Closed
CPC
346
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
– -$815K -66,150 Closed
ARTA
347
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$801K -65,103 Closed
GMIM
348
General Motors Investment Management
New York
– -$775K -62,937 Closed
QT
349
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$628K -51,033 Closed
SCA
350
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
– -$564K -45,795 Closed
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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.