Nike
1,227 hedge funds and large institutions have $68.5B invested in Nike in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 425 increasing their positions, 506 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
130% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 50
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 87 → 116 (+29)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $60.3B → $68.5B (+$8.23B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,170 → 1,227 (+57)
1.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 163.53% → 164.54% (+1%)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $849M | Put options by funds: $980M
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 425 | Existing positions reduced: 506
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$416M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$392M |
| 3 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$200M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$194M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$153M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$456M |
| 2 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$201M |
| 3 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$165M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$157M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$148M |
NKE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
1,227 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nike (NKE) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $68.5B — up 14% from $60.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new NKE positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 65 holders — while 425 added to existing stakes and 506 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $416M. The largest seller was Sands Capital Management, cutting an estimated $456M.
- 1,227 institutional investors held Nike (NKE) as of Q3 2015, up from 1,170 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $68.5B of Nike stock for Q3 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 115 funds opened new Nike positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +65 holders.
- The largest Nike buyer in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $416M added.
- The largest Nike seller in Q3 2015 was Sands Capital Management, an estimated $456M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.