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487 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.6B invested in Polaris in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 200 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 200 | Existing positions reduced: 162

1.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.74%83.66% (+1.9%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 500487 (-13)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 67

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8B → $6.6B (-$1.4B)

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36.5M | Put options by funds: $85.3M

Holders
487
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-2.6%
% of All Funds
13.6%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
57
Increased
200
Reduced
162
Closed
67
Calls
$36.5M
Puts
$85.3M
Net Calls
-$48.8M
Net Calls Change
-$22.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$551M +$8.93M +65,804 +1%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$408M -$874K -6,438 -0.2%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$350M +$18.1M +133,335 +5%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$248M +$5.85M +43,077 +2%
Neuberger Berman Group
5
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$241M +$5.27M +38,804 +2%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$238M +$6.84M +50,398 +3%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$218M +$3.31M +24,401 +1%
WRF
8
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$209M +$51.8M +382,018 +28%
William Blair Investment Management
9
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$202M +$229M +1,686,566 New
JHIU
10
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$183M +$67.2M +495,373 +48%
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$122M +$13.5M +99,227 +11%
Select Equity Group
12
Select Equity Group
New York
$105M +$41.7M +306,903 +54%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$103M -$641K -4,725 -0.5%
DAC
14
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
$102M +$3.99M +29,408 +4%
SAM
15
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
$97.4M -$9.17M -67,574 -8%
American Century Companies
16
American Century Companies
Missouri
$95.5M +$2.16M +15,930 +2%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$90.2M -$168M -1,237,086 -62%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$88.5M +$44.9K +331 +0%
NC
19
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$85.7M +$4.41M +32,510 +5%
PAMU
20
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$72.5M +$10.2M +74,936 +14%
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$71.9M +$43.7M +321,997 +116%
TCM
22
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$67.9M +$13.8M +101,925 +22%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$67.8M +$3.95M +29,112 +5%
CNB
24
City National Bank
California
$56.5M +$4.64M +34,218 +8%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$54.4M +$12M +88,253 +24%

PII Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

487 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Polaris (PII) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.6B — down 17% from $8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 67 funds closed out of PII and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 162 trimmed existing stakes and 200 added.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $67.2M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $208M.

  • 487 institutional investors held Polaris (PII) as of Q3 2015, down from 500 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.6B of Polaris stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Polaris positions in Q3 2015 and 67 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Polaris buyer in Q3 2015 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $67.2M added.
  • The largest Polaris seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $208M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.