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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
Lazard Asset Management
501
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$2K -$453K -14,703 -99%
JA
502
JOYN Advisors
Georgia
$2K -$185 -6 -7%
LWCFA
503
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K
SQA
504
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$2K
VNA
505
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$2K
VIA
506
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2K
WT
507
Whittier Trust
California
$2K
EFSCE
508
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1K
TL
509
TrueWealth LLC
Georgia
$1K
SWA
510
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$858
FRA
511
Front Row Advisors
California
$2
Two Sigma Investments
512
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$23.1M -759,972 Closed
AIM
513
Alphinity Investment Management
Australia
-$19.6M -644,685 Closed
MWNA
514
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$19.4M -636,810 Closed
GC
515
Gillson Capital
Illinois
-$13.2M -434,250 Closed
WI
516
WBI Investments
New Jersey
-$8.72M -286,653 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
517
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$7.47M -245,700 Closed
Citadel Advisors
518
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.03M -163,203 Closed
CC
519
Caldera Capital
Texas
-$4.86M -159,861 Closed
MME
520
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
-$3.74M -121,530 Closed
EAM
521
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$3.08M -101,253 Closed
ZIG
522
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
-$2.8M -91,989 Closed
CM
523
Crestline Management
Texas
-$2.47M -81,234 Closed
SSA
524
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
-$2.3M -75,600 Closed
Twin Tree Management
525
Twin Tree Management
Texas
-$1.36M -44,853 Closed

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.