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Rockwell Automation
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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
WA
726
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
– -$209K -1,562 Closed
AIA
727
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
– -$204K -1,516 Closed
ACM
728
Americafirst Capital Management
California
– -$93.5K -696 Closed
PHK
729
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
– -$87K -646 Closed
SQA
730
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
– -$79K -589 Closed
FAN
731
Financial Advisors Network
California
– -$64.6K -431 Closed
BC
732
Blackhill Capital
New Jersey
– -$56K -418 Closed
KPCM
733
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
– -$34K -250 Closed
SIG
734
Stanford Investment Group
California
– -$23K -172 Closed
BAM
735
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
– -$20K -150 Closed
CLM
736
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
– -$17K -130 Closed
Twin Tree Management
737
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$16K -116 Closed
PFS
738
Physicians Financial Services
North Carolina
– -$12K -100 Closed
RFS
739
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
– -$11K -80 Closed
EARNEST Partners
740
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
– -$10K -71 Closed
EF
741
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
– -$9K -61 Closed
NCM
742
Nelson Capital Management
California
– -$7K -50 Closed
WTB
743
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
– -$2K -12 Closed
PFO
744
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
– +$448 +3 New
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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.