Nasdaq
NDAQ
425 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.36B invested in Nasdaq in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
215% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 26
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 373 → 425 (+52)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.71B → $7.36B (+$650M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 154
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.6M | Put options by funds: $27.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WBC
Westpac Banking Corp
Sydney,
Australia
|
+$96.6M |
| 2 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$58.9M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$28.8M |
| 4 |
AT
Alliance Trust
Dundee, Scotland,
United Kingdom
|
+$24.2M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$23.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LAM
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
|
-$157M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$49.7M |
| 3 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$48.6M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$21M |
| 5 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$18.1M |
NDAQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
425 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nasdaq (NDAQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $7.36B — up 9.7% from $6.71B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new NDAQ positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 56 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 154 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Westpac Banking Corp, adding an estimated $96.6M. The largest seller was Lyrical Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $157M sold.
- 425 institutional investors held Nasdaq (NDAQ) as of Q4 2015, up from 373 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $7.36B of Nasdaq stock for Q4 2015, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new Nasdaq positions in Q4 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +56 holders.
- The largest Nasdaq buyer in Q4 2015 was Westpac Banking Corp, an estimated $96.6M added.
- The largest Nasdaq seller in Q4 2015 was Lyrical Asset Management, an estimated $157M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.