Oracle
ORCL
1,770 hedge funds and large institutions have $88.2B invested in Oracle in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 210 funds opening new positions, 508 increasing their positions, 825 reducing their positions, and 133 closing their positions.
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 210 | Existing positions closed: 133
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 81 → 84 (+3)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,708 → 1,770 (+62)
1.76% less ownership
Funds ownership: 56.68% → 54.92% (-1.8%)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $111B → $88.2B (-$22.6B)
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $794M | Put options by funds: $1.03B
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 508 | Existing positions reduced: 825
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$431M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$247M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$228M |
| 4 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$169M |
| 5 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$124M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$2.13B |
| 2 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$880M |
| 3 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$812M |
| 4 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$528M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$484M |
ORCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
1,770 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Oracle (ORCL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $88.2B — down 20% from $111B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 210 funds opened new ORCL positions and 133 closed out — a net gain of 77 holders — while 508 added to existing stakes and 825 trimmed.
The largest buyer was D.E. Shaw & Co, adding an estimated $431M. The largest seller was Berkshire Hathaway, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.13B sold.
- 1,770 institutional investors held Oracle (ORCL) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,708 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $88.2B of Oracle stock for Q4 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 210 funds opened new Oracle positions in Q4 2018 and 133 closed out, a net change of +77 holders.
- The largest Oracle buyer in Q4 2018 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $431M added.
- The largest Oracle seller in Q4 2018 was Berkshire Hathaway, an estimated $2.13B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.