Nasdaq
NDAQ
525 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3B invested in Nasdaq in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.
509% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $180M | Put options by funds: $29.6M
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 65
2.65% more ownership
Funds ownership: 228.07% → 230.73% (+2.7%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 514 → 525 (+11)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.7B → $10.3B (-$436M)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 195
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$223M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$174M |
| 3 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$66.3M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$24.9M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$24.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$92.1M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$72.3M |
| 3 |
NIPH
NN Investment Partners Holdings
The Hague,
Netherlands
|
-$52.8M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$46.5M |
| 5 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$31M |
NDAQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
525 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nasdaq (NDAQ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $10.3B — down 4.1% from $10.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new NDAQ positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 195 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $223M. The largest seller was Mackenzie Financial, cutting an estimated $92.1M.
- 525 institutional investors held Nasdaq (NDAQ) as of Q4 2018, up from 514 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $10.3B of Nasdaq stock for Q4 2018, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new Nasdaq positions in Q4 2018 and 65 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Nasdaq buyer in Q4 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $223M added.
- The largest Nasdaq seller in Q4 2018 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $92.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.