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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
IA
1
Investor AB
Sweden
$749M – – –
Massachusetts Financial Services
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$505M +$137M +11,184,375 +40%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$319M +$10.2M +836,133 +3%
VVP
4
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$284M +$82.6M +6,756,765 +44%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$225M +$11.8M +963,423 +6%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$202M -$4.39M -359,211 -2%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$196M -$61.4M -5,028,291 -25%
AAMU
8
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$130M +$23.8M +1,950,222 +24%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$129M -$17.4M -1,421,316 -12%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$128M -$49.6K -4,059 -0%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$110M +$52M +4,254,456 +100%
BA
12
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$102M +$1.35M +110,100 +1%
RCM
13
Roystone Capital Management
New York
$100M +$58.3M +4,770,000 +158%
Fidelity International
14
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$99M -$3.5M -286,047 -4%
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$98.7M +$33.8M +2,764,680 +56%
ClearBridge Investments
16
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$86.4M +$18.4M +1,505,538 +29%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$85.9M -$20.6M -1,686,078 -20%
BFA
18
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$72M -$85.3K -6,981 -0.1%
Wellington Management Group
19
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$71.1M -$16.3M -1,331,610 -19%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$68.1M +$1.47M +120,171 +2%
BIM
21
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$60M +$4.39M +359,625 +8%
MAA
22
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$58.2M +$7.56M +618,705 +16%
LAM
23
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$56.9M +$10M +821,814 +23%
JHIU
24
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$56M +$3.68M +301,200 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$53.3M -$2.3M -188,550 -4%
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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.