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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
Millennium Management
76
Millennium Management
New York
$7.46M +$6.5M +531,510 +1,109%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
77
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$7.22M -$12.9K -1,056 -0.2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
78
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$7.18M -$101K -8,232 -1%
Two Sigma Investments
79
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$6.98M +$4.08M +334,257 +161%
AG
80
Aperio Group
California
$6.8M -$182K -14,901 -3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
81
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$6.74M – – –
ROC
82
Robertson Opportunity Capital
Texas
$6.49M – – –
AAM
83
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$6.22M +$5.47M +447,732 +1,252%
RhumbLine Advisers
84
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$6.17M -$40.8K -3,339 -0.7%
Principal Financial Group
85
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$5.84M +$423K +34,653 +8%
MTB
86
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$5.75M – – –
AIG
87
American International Group
New York
$5.55M +$380K +31,101 +8%
APG Asset Management
88
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$5.46M +$1.82M +148,557 +54%
WF
89
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$5.42M -$182K -14,928 -3%
Renaissance Technologies
90
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.31M -$33.1K -2,709 -0.7%
CANY
91
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$5.14M +$4.88M +399,600 New
HSBC Holdings
92
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5M -$240K -19,614 -5%
TD Asset Management
93
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.86M -$62.3K -5,100 -1%
GT
94
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$4.75M -$3.49M -285,537 -44%
Citigroup
95
Citigroup
New York
$4.74M +$1.09M +89,541 +32%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
96
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4.68M +$160K +13,059 +4%
FIM
97
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$4.63M – – –
ACM
98
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.63M +$987K +80,772 +29%
TA
99
Teachers Advisors
New York
$4.46M -$673K -55,095 -14%
BC
100
Burney Company
Virginia
$4.4M +$438K +35,847 +12%
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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.