Qualcomm
QCOM
1,554 hedge funds and large institutions have $89B invested in Qualcomm in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 614 increasing their positions, 703 reducing their positions, and 137 closing their positions.
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.64B | Put options by funds: $1.4B
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,609 → 1,554 (-55)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $96.2B → $89B (-$7.23B)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 614 | Existing positions reduced: 703
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 145 → 112 (-33)
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 137
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
+$1.7B |
| 2 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$1.3B |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$518M |
| 4 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
+$324M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$617M |
| 2 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$598M |
| 3 |
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
|
-$449M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$432M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$324M |
QCOM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
1,554 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Qualcomm (QCOM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $89B — down 7.5% from $96.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 137 funds closed out of QCOM and 101 opened new positions — a net loss of 36 holders — while 703 trimmed existing stakes and 614 added.
The largest buyer was Jana Partners, adding an estimated $1.7B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $617M sold.
- 1,554 institutional investors held Qualcomm (QCOM) as of Q1 2015, down from 1,609 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $89B of Qualcomm stock for Q1 2015, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 101 funds opened new Qualcomm positions in Q1 2015 and 137 closed out, a net change of -36 holders.
- The largest Qualcomm buyer in Q1 2015 was Jana Partners, an estimated $1.7B added.
- The largest Qualcomm seller in Q1 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $617M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.