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555 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.25B invested in Palo Alto Networks in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 217 increasing their positions, 182 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 79

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 217 | Existing positions reduced: 182

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 18 (+2)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 550 → 555 (+5)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.64B → $8.25B (-$1.39B)

27.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 504.4% → 477.34% (-27%)

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $299M | Put options by funds: $524M

Holders
555
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+0.91%
% of All Funds
13.82%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
95
Increased
217
Reduced
182
Closed
79
Calls
$299M
Puts
$524M
Net Calls
-$225M
Net Calls Change
-$31.1M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$565M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$258M
3
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
+$167M
4
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
+$102M
5
MAI
Marble Arch Investments
New York
+$67.9M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$337M
2
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$330M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$321M
4
SIM
SRS Investment Management
New York
-$212M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$124M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JMFC
201
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$3.09M +$17.4K +780 +0.5%
M&T Bank
202
M&T Bank
New York
$3M -$5.34M -238,932 -60%
WCP
203
Welch Capital Partners
New York
$2.97M +$3.54M +158,310 New
SEC
204
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$2.83M +$2.13M +95,400 +172%
BCIM
205
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$2.83M +$212K +9,486 +7%
Simplex Trading
206
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2.83M -$6.72M -300,732 -67%
RC
207
Raine Capital
New York
$2.82M +$3.35M +150,000 New
HIMC
208
Heritage Investors Management Corp
Maryland
$2.8M +$1.17M +52,170 +54%
Tudor Investment Corp
209
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$2.79M +$3.32M +148,554 New
FAF
210
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$2.73M -$124K -5,568 -4%
Toronto Dominion Bank
211
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$2.61M -$4.54M -203,016 -59%
OAM
212
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$2.6M +$3.1M +138,624 New
CTA
213
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$2.58M +$10.3K +462 +0.3%
N
214
Natixis
France
$2.57M +$1.32M +59,220 +76%
AQR Capital Management
215
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.53M -$698K -31,230 -19%
Nomura Holdings
216
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$2.52M +$2.14M +95,574 +273%
BF
217
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$2.51M +$840K +37,572 +39%
FWM
218
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.46M +$410K +18,330 +16%
IA
219
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$2.38M +$2.83M +126,600 New
QT
220
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$2.34M +$518K +23,172 +23%
PC
221
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$2.33M -$11M -489,972 -80%
Schroder Investment Management Group
222
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2.3M -$1.47M -65,952 -35%
CBA
223
Coastal Bridge Advisors
Connecticut
$2.29M -$208K -9,318 -7%
FCM
224
Firsthand Capital Management
California
$2.25M – – –
MCM
225
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
$2.23M -$1.37M -61,104 -34%
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PANW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

555 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Palo Alto Networks (PANW) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $8.25B — down 14% from $9.64B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new PANW positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 217 added to existing stakes and 182 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $565M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $337M.

  • 555 institutional investors held Palo Alto Networks (PANW) as of Q1 2017, up from 550 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $8.25B of Palo Alto Networks stock for Q1 2017, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 95 funds opened new Palo Alto Networks positions in Q1 2017 and 79 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Palo Alto Networks buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $565M added.
  • The largest Palo Alto Networks seller in Q1 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $337M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.