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370 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.64B invested in Nasdaq in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 133 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 34

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.16B → $6.64B (+$484M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 361 → 370 (+9)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 133

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

72% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.78M | Put options by funds: $20.8M

Holders
370
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.49%
% of All Funds
9.86%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
48
Increased
135
Reduced
133
Closed
34
Calls
$5.78M
Puts
$20.8M
Net Calls
-$15M
Net Calls Change
+$10M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$50.6M
2
Axa
Axa
France
+$40.4M
3
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$31.9M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$30.7M
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$25.8M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$149M
2
TAM
Taylor Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$20.9M
3
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
-$17.3M
4
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
-$17.1M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$15.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JHIU
26
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$57.5M +$31.9M +1,959,600 +137%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
27
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$53.8M +$9.77K +600 +0%
Geode Capital Management
28
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$49.7M +$2.19M +134,652 +5%
CRM
29
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$49.5M -$17.3M -1,063,986 -27%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
30
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$45M -$4.04M -248,172 -9%
GC
31
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$43.1M -$134K -8,217 -0.3%
Axa
32
Axa
France
$42.1M +$40.4M +2,480,223 New
VNIM
33
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$34.7M +$1.69M +103,575 +5%
APG Asset Management
34
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$33M +$21.3M +1,308,027 +205%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.4M +$5.58M +343,098 +25%
Bank of Montreal
36
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$28.4M +$13.9M +854,586 +104%
JP Morgan Chase
37
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$26.4M +$6.72M +412,602 +36%
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$23.8M +$19.2M +1,179,297 +476%
Ameriprise
39
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$23.2M +$119K +7,332 +0.5%
PL
40
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$23M +$16.3M +1,000,800 +283%
TAM
41
Taylor Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$21.7M -$20.9M -1,284,000 -50%
CCMH
42
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$21.5M -$986K -60,597 -5%
Prudential Financial
43
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$21.1M -$5.12M -314,700 -20%
California Public Employees Retirement System
44
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$21.1M – – –
HW
45
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$21M -$1.25M -77,013 -6%
CFB
46
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$20.4M +$409K +25,128 +2%
CS
47
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$20.4M +$8.93M +548,784 +84%
UBS AM
48
UBS AM
Illinois
$19.8M -$1.37M -84,120 -7%
GH
49
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$19.7M +$7.7M +472,935 +69%
Charles Schwab
50
Charles Schwab
California
$19.4M +$2.01M +123,561 +12%
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NDAQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

370 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nasdaq (NDAQ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $6.64B — up 7.9% from $6.16B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new NDAQ positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 135 added to existing stakes and 133 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $50.6M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $149M.

  • 370 institutional investors held Nasdaq (NDAQ) as of Q1 2015, up from 361 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.64B of Nasdaq stock for Q1 2015, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Nasdaq positions in Q1 2015 and 34 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Nasdaq buyer in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $50.6M added.
  • The largest Nasdaq seller in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $149M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.