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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: 361370 (+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: 54 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
76
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$9.62M +$214K +13,170 +2%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
77
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$9.45M -$164K -10,104 -2%
WG
78
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$9.4M +$3.63M +223,155 +68%
EAM
79
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$9.09M +$1.16M +71,577 +15%
Adage Capital Partners
80
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$9.08M +$220K +13,500 +3%
CS
81
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$8.86M +$4.04M +248,004 +91%
Principal Financial Group
82
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$8.77M +$986K +60,597 +13%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
83
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$8.73M -$591K -36,330 -7%
AIG
84
American International Group
New York
$8.54M +$5.32M +326,682 +185%
BC
85
Burney Company
Virginia
$8.45M +$1.77M +108,984 +28%
LMGAM
86
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.29M -$506K -31,092 -6%
RhumbLine Advisers
87
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$8.24M +$331K +20,310 +4%
Acadian Asset Management
88
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.2M +$7.47M +459,162 +1,963%
MTB
89
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$8.12M +$679K +41,706 +10%
LCP
90
LGT Capital Partners
Switzerland
$7.97M -$1.19M -73,170 -13%
SMDAM
91
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$7.81M -$375K -23,013 -5%
HSBC Holdings
92
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$7.77M +$588K +36,144 +9%
D.E. Shaw & Co
93
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$6.92M +$3.86M +237,054 +139%
TA
94
Teachers Advisors
New York
$6.92M -$77.8K -4,779 -1%
WF
95
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$6.91M +$13.8K +846 +0.2%
JAM
96
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$6.79M -$149K -9,150 -2%
Allianz Asset Management
97
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$6.71M +$2.72M +166,929 +73%
ERSOT
98
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$6.7M +$6.08M +373,500 +1,779%
AQR Capital Management
99
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.53M +$931K +57,210 +17%
N
100
Nuveen
North Carolina
$6.32M +$5.66M +348,000 +1,423%

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.