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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
BG
26
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$49.3M -$6.11M -499,938 -12%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
27
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$48.3M -$1.51M -123,960 -3%
HHC
28
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$41.1M +$22.8M +1,866,000 +140%
FPP
29
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$39.5M -$14.3M -1,170,000 -28%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
30
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$38.2M +$1.83K +150 +0%
GC
31
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$36.5M +$12M +978,768 +53%
Geode Capital Management
32
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$34.8M -$2.23M -182,607 -6%
TAM
33
Taylor Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$28.7M +$27.2M +2,228,100 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
34
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$26.2M -$2.15M -176,100 -8%
CEI
35
Clark Estates Inc
New York
$25.7M +$18.5M +1,518,000 +316%
MP
36
Manikay Partners
New York
$25.5M -$1.08M -88,500 -4%
WG
37
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$23.3M +$22.1M +1,811,223 New
VNIM
38
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$22.8M +$21.7M +1,771,875 New
Natixis Advisors
39
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$22.2M +$4.78M +391,119 +29%
Prudential Financial
40
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$20.4M -$60.7M -4,968,357 -76%
HW
41
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$19M +$532K +43,500 +3%
BlackRock
42
BlackRock
New York
$17.9M -$9.47M -775,287 -36%
H
43
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$17.5M +$275K +22,521 +2%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$17M +$3.72M +304,299 +30%
CRM
45
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$16.5M +$13.1M +1,068,420 +509%
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16.2M +$1.86M +152,607 +14%
First Trust Advisors
47
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$15.6M +$5.77M +471,837 +64%
UBS AM
48
UBS AM
Illinois
$15.3M -$208K -17,010 -1%
Charles Schwab
49
Charles Schwab
California
$14.9M -$1.42M -116,259 -9%
HBWM
50
Hollow Brook Wealth Management
New York
$14.7M +$385K +31,494 +3%
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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.