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514 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.7B invested in Nasdaq in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 194 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

338% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $180M | Put options by funds: $41.1M

2.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 225.63%228.07% (+2.4%)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 47

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 514514 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $10.7B (-$724M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 194

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

Holders
514
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
11.75%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
51
Increased
165
Reduced
194
Closed
47
Calls
$180M
Puts
$41.1M
Net Calls
+$139M
Net Calls Change
-$13.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
1
Investor AB
Sweden
$1.66B
Massachusetts Financial Services
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.19B -$15.5M -503,046 -1%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.04B +$6.43M +208,899 +0.6%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$695M -$15.4M -499,542 -2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$451M +$9.53M +309,495 +2%
Capital World Investors
6
Capital World Investors
California
$333M +$359M +11,650,881 New
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$329M -$24M -779,097 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$235M -$9.02M -292,890 -3%
Bessemer Group
9
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$197M +$1.01M +32,859 +0.5%
Capital International Investors
10
Capital International Investors
California
$190M -$193M -6,261,888 -49%
NIPH
11
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$155M -$2.68M -87,045 -2%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$142M +$738K +23,961 +0.5%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$132M +$6.89M +223,584 +5%
Mackenzie Financial
14
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$130M -$3.02M -98,121 -2%
FCM
15
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$114M +$9.75M +316,467 +9%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$113M -$639K -20,736 -0.5%
D.E. Shaw & Co
17
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$97.6M -$9M -292,362 -8%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$96.2M -$12.1M -392,577 -10%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$96M +$19.7M +640,023 +24%
FPP
20
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$94.4M +$9.24M +300,000 +10%
PG
21
Pendal Group
Australia
$86.8M -$20.1M -652,785 -18%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$84.2M -$18.6M -603,552 -17%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
23
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$82.9M +$468K +15,213 +0.5%
Janus Henderson Group
24
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$81.7M +$31.4M +1,021,251 +56%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$81.7M +$12.1K +393 +0%

NDAQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

514 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nasdaq (NDAQ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $10.7B — down 6.3% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new NDAQ positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 165 added to existing stakes and 194 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $359M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $193M.

  • 514 institutional investors held Nasdaq (NDAQ) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $10.7B of Nasdaq stock for Q3 2018, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Nasdaq positions in Q3 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Nasdaq buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $359M added.
  • The largest Nasdaq seller in Q3 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $193M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.