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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
COPPSERS
176
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$833K -$30.4K -2,490 -4%
Bank of Montreal
177
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$797K +$159K +13,017 +27%
STC
178
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$792K -$654K -53,550 -47%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
179
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$788K -$41.8K -3,417 -5%
URS
180
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$781K +$11K +900 +2%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
181
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$761K – – –
TRSOTSOK
182
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$757K – – –
OTPPB
183
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$746K -$248K -20,286 -26%
SCM
184
Stux Capital Management
New York
$745K -$1.55M -126,600 -69%
MSA
185
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$745K -$2.27K -186 -0.3%
OI
186
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$737K -$661K -54,075 -49%
SAM
187
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$729K -$403 -33 -0.1%
BG
188
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$707K – – –
RFC
189
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$668K +$78.1K +6,390 +15%
PP
190
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$664K – – –
LS
191
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$650K – – –
LP
192
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$639K +$606K +49,611 New
AL
193
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$629K -$76.8K -6,285 -11%
Canada Life
194
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$626K +$257 +21 +0%
WIC
195
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$623K -$370K -30,300 -38%
GIA
196
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$620K +$70.8K +5,790 +14%
WAM
197
World Asset Management
Michigan
$614K +$24K +1,968 +4%
WCM
198
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$613K +$582K +47,625 New
Korea Investment Corp
199
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$610K -$634K -51,900 -52%
Nomura Asset Management
200
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$592K -$733K -60,000 -57%
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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.