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741 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.2B invested in Palo Alto Networks in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 123 funds opening new positions, 262 increasing their positions, 238 reducing their positions, and 117 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 262 | Existing positions reduced: 238

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 123 | Existing positions closed: 117

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 744 → 741 (-3)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 38 → 36 (-2)

16.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 499.5% → 483.48% (-16%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.6B → $14.2B (-$3.37B)

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $394M | Put options by funds: $587M

Holders
741
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.4%
% of All Funds
16.51%
Holding in Top 10
36
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
0.8%
New
123
Increased
262
Reduced
238
Closed
117
Calls
$394M
Puts
$587M
Net Calls
-$193M
Net Calls Change
-$139M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$183M
2
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$70.8M
3
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$61.5M
4
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
+$60.9M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$60.3M

Top Sellers

1
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$233M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$144M
3
Sands Capital Management
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
-$132M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$116M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$114M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS AM
51
UBS AM
Illinois
$60.1M +$1.3M +41,676 +2%
MWNA
52
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$57M +$17.3M +553,962 +44%
EAM
53
Eventide Asset Management
Massachusetts
$56.7M +$17.4M +558,000 +45%
EMG
54
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$55.7M +$2.29M +73,386 +4%
Arrowstreet Capital
55
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$55.2M -$114M -3,671,232 -68%
Nomura Asset Management
56
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$54.1M +$842K +27,000 +2%
Balyasny Asset Management
57
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$52M -$17.7M -567,822 -26%
AAM
58
AO Asset Management
New York
$49.2M -$4.41M -141,600 -8%
CI
59
Clal Insurance
Israel
$44.3M +$44M +1,410,000 New
HLC
60
Hunt Lane Capital
New York
$43.3M +$43M +1,380,000 New
O
61
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$42.5M -$26.5M -849,858 -39%
TCIM
62
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$42.2M -$167K -5,352 -0.4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
63
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$41.6M +$25M +800,310 +152%
HSBC Holdings
64
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$41.5M +$21.1M +676,902 +105%
DK
65
Darrell & King
Virginia
$41.4M -$5.1M -163,470 -11%
FCM
66
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$40.4M -$60.3M -1,932,624 -60%
Charles Schwab
67
Charles Schwab
California
$39.8M +$1.43M +45,750 +4%
Los Angeles Capital Management
68
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$39.3M +$3.37M +108,252 +9%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
69
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$39.1M +$21.2M +678,600 +120%
MSE
70
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
$38.3M +$37M +1,186,506 +3,471%
Westfield Capital Management
71
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$37.8M +$2.26M +72,450 +6%
Victory Capital Management
72
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$37.6M +$1.76M +56,406 +5%
TA
73
Teachers Advisors
New York
$37.2M +$1.61M +51,588 +5%
RJA
74
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$36.4M +$678K +21,762 +2%
Point72 Asset Management
75
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$35.8M -$44.6M -1,431,486 -56%
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PANW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

741 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Palo Alto Networks (PANW) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $14.2B — down 19% from $17.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 123 funds opened new PANW positions and 117 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 262 added to existing stakes and 238 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $183M. The largest seller was VOYA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $233M.

  • 741 institutional investors held Palo Alto Networks (PANW) as of Q4 2018, down from 744 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $14.2B of Palo Alto Networks stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 123 funds opened new Palo Alto Networks positions in Q4 2018 and 117 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Palo Alto Networks buyer in Q4 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $183M added.
  • The largest Palo Alto Networks seller in Q4 2018 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $233M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.