Public Storage
524 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Public Storage in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 179 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
230% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $71.2M | Put options by funds: $21.6M
204% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 25
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.5B → $24.5B (+$2.02B)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 481 → 524 (+43)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 20 (+1)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 179
1.73% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.31% → 76.58% (-1.7%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$89.6M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$73.8M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$68.2M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$55.6M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$50.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$462M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$150M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$119M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$73.4M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$73.2M |
PSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
524 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Public Storage (PSA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — up 9% from $22.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new PSA positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 179 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $89.6M. The largest seller was Cohen & Steers, cutting an estimated $462M.
- 524 institutional investors held Public Storage (PSA) as of Q4 2014, up from 481 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $24.5B of Public Storage stock for Q4 2014, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 76 funds opened new Public Storage positions in Q4 2014 and 25 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
- The largest Public Storage buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $89.6M added.
- The largest Public Storage seller in Q4 2014 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $462M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.