Nasdaq
NDAQ
373 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.72B invested in Nasdaq in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 140 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.23B → $6.72B (+$488M)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 140 | Existing positions reduced: 132
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 382 → 373 (-9)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 45
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.1M | Put options by funds: $28.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
+$97.1M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$78.8M |
| 3 |
AT
Alliance Trust
Dundee, Scotland,
United Kingdom
|
+$55.6M |
| 4 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$48.9M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$32M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$278M |
| 2 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$37.6M |
| 3 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$31.7M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$25.9M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.6M |
NDAQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
373 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nasdaq (NDAQ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.72B — up 7.8% from $6.23B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of NDAQ and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 132 trimmed existing stakes and 140 added.
The largest buyer was TimesSquare Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $97.1M. The largest seller was Vulcan Value Partners, cutting an estimated $278M.
- 373 institutional investors held Nasdaq (NDAQ) as of Q3 2015, down from 382 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $6.72B of Nasdaq stock for Q3 2015, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Nasdaq positions in Q3 2015 and 45 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Nasdaq buyer in Q3 2015 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $97.1M added.
- The largest Nasdaq seller in Q3 2015 was Vulcan Value Partners, an estimated $278M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.