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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
QT
751
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$9.72M -258,900 Closed
TI
752
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$9.13M -243,318 Closed
SEC
753
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$8.66M -230,766 Closed
DBG
754
De Burlo Group
Massachusetts
– -$8.14M -216,900 Closed
BCM
755
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$7.78M -207,300 Closed
SCA
756
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
– -$7.04M -187,602 Closed
NIP
757
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
– -$6.71M -178,686 Closed
KC
758
Kepos Capital
New York
– -$6.49M -172,740 Closed
GCP
759
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$5.93M -158,022 Closed
SCM
760
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$4.88M -129,924 Closed
GCA
761
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
– -$4.82M -128,310 Closed
NP
762
NS Partners
United Kingdom
– -$4.41M -117,336 Closed
WAM
763
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$4.37M -116,412 Closed
VCM
764
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$4.33M -115,404 Closed
N
765
Natixis
France
– -$3.86M -102,858 Closed
OPERF
766
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
– -$3.36M -89,478 Closed
DTL
767
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$3.1M -82,536 Closed
NIMI
768
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
– -$2.51M -66,948 Closed
CM
769
Crestline Management
Texas
– -$2.38M -63,396 Closed
GCM
770
Glaxis Capital Management
Florida
– -$2.25M -60,000 Closed
TCM
771
Teza Capital Management
Illinois
– -$2.21M -59,010 Closed
SCA
772
Sander Capital Advisors
Washington
– -$2.17M -57,900 Closed
PP
773
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$1.72M -55,278 Closed
BSG
774
Black Swift Group
Colorado
– -$1.97M -52,500 Closed
SPM
775
Symmetry Peak Management
Pennsylvania
– -$1.69M -45,000 Closed
29 30
31
32 33

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.