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939 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.9B invested in Palo Alto Networks in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 199 funds opening new positions, 321 increasing their positions, 264 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

165% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 199 | Existing positions closed: 75

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 40 (+20)

55% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.3B → $29.9B (+$10.7B)

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.26B | Put options by funds: $1.03B

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 321 | Existing positions reduced: 264

14.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 490.6% → 505.6% (+15%)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 822 → 939 (+117)

Holders
939
Holders Change
+117
Holders Change %
+14.23%
% of All Funds
16.61%
Holding in Top 10
40
Holding in Top 10 Change
+20
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.71%
New
199
Increased
321
Reduced
264
Closed
75
Calls
$1.26B
Puts
$1.03B
Net Calls
+$230M
Net Calls Change
+$294M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
+$529M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$253M
3
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$166M
4
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
+$166M
5
Holocene Advisors
Holocene Advisors
New York
+$117M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$246M
2
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
California
-$217M
3
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$188M
4
HMC
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
-$157M
5
GIM
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$122M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
926
Inspire Advisors
Idaho
$2K +$1.4K +30 New
SFO
927
Standard Family Office
South Dakota
$2K +$1.68K +36 New
PWMG
928
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$1K -$1.68K -36 -67%
CCM
929
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K – – –
FHC
930
First Horizon Corporation
Tennessee
$1K – – –
PO
931
Private Ocean
California
$1K – – –
VCG
932
Vantage Consulting Group
Virginia
$1K +$561 +12 New
MCM
933
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$1K +$841 +18 New
MCM
934
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$1K +$1.12K +24 New
BSSFA
935
Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K +$1.4K +30 New
NDSI
936
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$877 – – –
AIG
937
American International Group
New York
$831 -$38.1K -816 -5%
WIM
938
Westside Investment Management
California
$25 – – –
TI
939
tru Independence
Oregon
$1 +$841 +18 New
FCM
940
Farallon Capital Management
California
– -$217M -5,327,352 Closed
HP
941
Hound Partners
New York
– -$62.2M -1,525,116 Closed
CC
942
Carlson Capital
Texas
– -$26.3M -643,824 Closed
PAMP
943
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$21.7M -532,200 Closed
VIA
944
Vantis Investment Advisers
Florida
– -$14.8M -363,600 Closed
SIM
945
SRS Investment Management
New York
– -$14M -343,668 Closed
CCI
946
Columbus Circle Investors
– -$12M -294,024 Closed
MC
947
Maplelane Capital
New York
– -$7.1M -174,000 Closed
AL
948
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
– -$6.99M -171,348 Closed
TI
949
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$6.37M -156,222 Closed
JAM
950
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$5.67M -139,080 Closed
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PANW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

939 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Palo Alto Networks (PANW) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $29.9B — up 55% from $19.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 199 funds opened new PANW positions and 75 closed out — a net gain of 124 holders — while 321 added to existing stakes and 264 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $529M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $246M.

  • 939 institutional investors held Palo Alto Networks (PANW) as of Q4 2020, up from 822 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $29.9B of Palo Alto Networks stock for Q4 2020, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 199 funds opened new Palo Alto Networks positions in Q4 2020 and 75 closed out, a net change of +124 holders.
  • The largest Palo Alto Networks buyer in Q4 2020 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $529M added.
  • The largest Palo Alto Networks seller in Q4 2020 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $246M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.