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691 hedge funds and large institutions have $15B invested in Rockwell Automation in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 243 increasing their positions, 236 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 51

86% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 13 (+6)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.6B → $15B (+$2.35B)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 656 → 691 (+35)

1.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.51% → 74.42% (+1.9%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 243 | Existing positions reduced: 236

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $48.3M | Put options by funds: $99.5M

Holders
691
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+5.34%
% of All Funds
17.2%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+85.71%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
96
Increased
243
Reduced
236
Closed
51
Calls
$48.3M
Puts
$99.5M
Net Calls
-$51.1M
Net Calls Change
-$112M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.31B
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$189M
3
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$85.1M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$81.7M
5
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
+$81.2M

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$189M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$179M
3
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
-$162M
4
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
-$129M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$78.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIP
26
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$104M -$13.7M -91,595 -12%
Millennium Management
27
Millennium Management
New York
$103M +$26.2M +175,137 +36%
Legal & General Group
28
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$100M +$7M +46,833 +8%
SAM
29
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$96.5M +$70.2M +470,000 +313%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$90.7M +$4.07M +27,225 +5%
TA
31
Teachers Advisors
New York
$90.6M +$43.4M +290,352 +100%
CS
32
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$90.2M -$335K -2,242 -0.4%
Alyeska Investment Group
33
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$87.5M +$29.3M +195,966 +54%
PI
34
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$87.4M -$8.33M -55,745 -9%
DZ Bank
35
DZ Bank
Germany
$87.1M -$1.15M -7,692 -1%
FAM
36
Fred Alger Management
New York
$84.6M +$81.2M +543,198 New
PAMU
37
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$84.3M +$27.7M +185,615 +52%
Neuberger Berman Group
38
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$83.8M +$7.89M +52,790 +11%
PP
39
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$82.9M -$3.85M -25,776 -5%
SAC
40
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$82.8M – – –
Fidelity Investments
41
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$82M +$18.4M +122,933 +30%
ClearBridge Investments
42
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$78.1M +$2.87M +19,238 +4%
Lord, Abbett & Co
43
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$72.6M +$11.7M +78,447 +20%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
44
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$70.8M +$811K +5,428 +1%
Swiss National Bank
45
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$70.8M +$14M +94,000 +26%
Citadel Advisors
46
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$70.2M +$53M +354,617 +369%
Capital Research Global Investors
47
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$70.1M – – –
AllianceBernstein
48
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$66.8M +$502K +3,357 +0.8%
CAM
49
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$64.9M -$3.63M -24,325 -6%
PAM
50
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$61.7M +$40M +267,847 +208%
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ROK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

691 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Rockwell Automation (ROK) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $15B — up 19% from $12.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new ROK positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 243 added to existing stakes and 236 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $189M.

  • 691 institutional investors held Rockwell Automation (ROK) as of Q1 2017, up from 656 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $15B of Rockwell Automation stock for Q1 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 96 funds opened new Rockwell Automation positions in Q1 2017 and 51 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest Rockwell Automation buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.31B added.
  • The largest Rockwell Automation seller in Q1 2017 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $189M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.