Palo Alto Networks
PANW
387 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.02B invested in Palo Alto Networks in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 119 increasing their positions, 122 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
193% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 117 | Existing positions closed: 40
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.07B → $8.02B (+$1.95B)
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 313 → 387 (+74)
20.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 466.86% → 487.42% (+21%)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 20 (+1)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 122
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $205M | Put options by funds: $235M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$267M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$155M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$140M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$74.8M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$64M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SXM
SC XI Management
Menlo Park,
California
|
-$223M |
| 2 |
CCM
Criterion Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$141M |
| 3 |
JCMLC
JAT Capital Management LP (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$49.2M |
| 4 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$46.5M |
| 5 |
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
San Francisco,
California
|
-$39.4M |
PANW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
387 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Palo Alto Networks (PANW) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $8.02B — up 32% from $6.07B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 117 funds opened new PANW positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 77 holders — while 119 added to existing stakes and 122 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $267M. The largest seller was SC XI Management, cutting an estimated $223M.
- 387 institutional investors held Palo Alto Networks (PANW) as of Q4 2014, up from 313 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $8.02B of Palo Alto Networks stock for Q4 2014, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 117 funds opened new Palo Alto Networks positions in Q4 2014 and 40 closed out, a net change of +77 holders.
- The largest Palo Alto Networks buyer in Q4 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $267M added.
- The largest Palo Alto Networks seller in Q4 2014 was SC XI Management, an estimated $223M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.