Polaris
477 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.41B invested in Polaris in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 179 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
56% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $142M | Put options by funds: $90.7M
49% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 39
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 462 → 477 (+15)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.3B → $6.41B (+$107M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
4.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.29% → 83.16% (-4.1%)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 179
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$29.5M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$22.4M |
| 3 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.7M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$18.1M |
| 5 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$15.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$129M |
| 2 |
SAM
Southernsun Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
-$64.7M |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$41.6M |
| 4 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$35.1M |
| 5 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$32.3M |
PII Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
477 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Polaris (PII) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $6.41B — up 1.7% from $6.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new PII positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 179 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $129M.
- 477 institutional investors held Polaris (PII) as of Q2 2018, up from 462 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $6.41B of Polaris stock for Q2 2018, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new Polaris positions in Q2 2018 and 39 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Polaris buyer in Q2 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $29.5M added.
- The largest Polaris seller in Q2 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $129M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.