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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
IA
1
Investor AB
Sweden
$988M
Massachusetts Financial Services
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$802M +$25.8M +1,587,888 +3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$464M +$21.5M +1,320,207 +5%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$308M +$50.6M +3,106,722 +21%
VVP
5
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$277M +$9.74M +598,239 +4%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$252M -$15.5M -952,269 -6%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$172M +$1.87M +115,110 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$159M -$6.87M -422,100 -4%
BA
9
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$130M -$231K -14,220 -0.2%
Fidelity International
10
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$125M
AAMU
11
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$122M -$17.1M -1,049,436 -13%
ClearBridge Investments
12
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$117M +$776K +47,673 +0.7%
LAM
13
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$110M +$26K +1,596 +0%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$109M +$4.06M +249,147 +4%
BIM
15
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$86.6M +$3.04M +187,062 +4%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$84.3M -$2.95M -181,119 -4%
Wellington Management Group
17
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$83.3M -$3.7M -227,550 -4%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$81.9M -$4.13M -253,494 -5%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$81.3M +$1.35M +83,148 +2%
MAA
20
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$78.5M -$367K -22,575 -0.5%
Schroder Investment Management Group
21
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$73.7M +$30.7M +1,886,538 +74%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$73.3M -$149M -9,130,194 -68%
BG
23
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$69.9M +$3.02M +185,412 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$69.7M -$1.12M -68,943 -2%
Norges Bank
25
Norges Bank
Norway
$69.4M -$4.98M -306,237 -7%

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.