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514 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.7B invested in Nasdaq in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 194 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

338% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $180M | Put options by funds: $41.1M

2.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 225.63%228.07% (+2.4%)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 47

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 514514 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $10.7B (-$724M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 194

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

Holders
514
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
11.75%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
51
Increased
165
Reduced
194
Closed
47
Calls
$180M
Puts
$41.1M
Net Calls
+$139M
Net Calls Change
-$13.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
26
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$78.6M -$37.5M -1,216,641 -31%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
27
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$76.7M +$4.94M +160,563 +6%
AQR Capital Management
28
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$76.6M -$43.3M -1,404,471 -34%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$71.4M -$34.9M -1,133,490 -31%
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$63.7M +$11.5M +374,871 +20%
T. Rowe Price Associates
31
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$62.2M -$45.7M -1,484,634 -41%
AAMU
32
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$58.4M +$2.63M +85,563 +4%
Legal & General Group
33
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$54.4M +$3.08M +100,143 +6%
Handelsbanken Fonder
34
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$52.8M
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$47.5M +$22M +715,215 +75%
PL
36
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$47.3M +$3.27M +106,053 +7%
Axa
37
Axa
France
$46.4M +$185K +6,000 +0.4%
SCM
38
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$44.6M -$2.25M -73,074 -4%
Chevy Chase Trust
39
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$44.2M +$3.08M +99,990 +7%
CRM
40
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$43.6M -$6.78M -220,317 -13%
NAMA
41
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
$42.8M +$3.25M +105,411 +8%
California Public Employees Retirement System
42
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$40.8M +$6.94M +225,237 +19%
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$39.6M +$9.81M +318,531 +30%
VNIM
44
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$38.3M -$1.17M -38,085 -3%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$37.4M +$1.12M +36,303 +3%
UBS AM
46
UBS AM
Illinois
$35.6M +$484K +15,732 +1%
RFC
47
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$35.1M +$4.33M +140,658 +13%
Fidelity International
48
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$35.1M -$8.13M -264,165 -18%
AAM
49
Ardevora Asset Management
United Kingdom
$34.7M +$2.23M +72,300 +6%
KCM
50
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$34.2M -$48.5K -1,575 -0.1%

NDAQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

514 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nasdaq (NDAQ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $10.7B — down 6.3% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new NDAQ positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 165 added to existing stakes and 194 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $359M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $193M.

  • 514 institutional investors held Nasdaq (NDAQ) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $10.7B of Nasdaq stock for Q3 2018, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Nasdaq positions in Q3 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Nasdaq buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $359M added.
  • The largest Nasdaq seller in Q3 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $193M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.