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Rockwell Automation
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801 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.4B invested in Rockwell Automation in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 308 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $159M | Put options by funds: $91.6M

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 65

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 793 → 801 (+8)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.69% → 74.09% (+0.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.4B → $15.4B (-$935M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 308

Holders
801
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.01%
% of All Funds
18.34%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
81
Increased
244
Reduced
308
Closed
65
Calls
$159M
Puts
$91.6M
Net Calls
+$67.4M
Net Calls Change
+$89.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$184M
2
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
+$104M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$86.1M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$53.9M
5
NC
Nitorum Capital
New York
+$44.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$108M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$96.9M
3
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$86.6M
4
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$78.4M
5
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$71.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MWA
801
Marshall Wace Asia
Hong Kong
– -$35.8M -205,523 Closed
ABC
802
Anchor Bolt Capital
Illinois
– -$25.8M -147,891 Closed
SC
803
Selz Capital
New York
– -$15.4M -88,235 Closed
HAM
804
Honeycomb Asset Management
New York
– -$14.8M -85,000 Closed
FA
805
Friess Associates
Delaware
– -$14.8M -84,992 Closed
VRS
806
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$14M -80,600 Closed
WI
807
Wafra Inc
New York
– -$11M -63,261 Closed
SGAM
808
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
– -$8.98M -51,580 Closed
CANY
809
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$5.23M -30,000 Closed
SCM
810
Sandler Capital Management
New York
– -$5.2M -29,820 Closed
VMPIC
811
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
– -$4.65M -26,680 Closed
FHAM
812
Folger Hill Asset Management
New York
– -$3.42M -19,630 Closed
TEE
813
Tibra Equities Europe
United Kingdom
– -$3.22M -18,481 Closed
CCA
814
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
– -$2.91M -16,681 Closed
QC
815
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$2.92M -16,672 Closed
EMG
816
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$2.44M -14,000 Closed
KC
817
Kepos Capital
New York
– -$2.32M -13,303 Closed
SMG
818
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
– -$2.29M -13,140 Closed
JCM
819
Jafra Capital Management
New York
– -$2.1M -12,078 Closed
FCI
820
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
– -$2.1M -12,058 Closed
SCM
821
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$1.98M -11,353 Closed
IG
822
ING Group
Netherlands
– -$1.93M -11,057 Closed
AS
823
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
– -$1.91M -10,955 Closed
HF
824
HRT Financial
New York
– -$1.79M -10,289 Closed
LOAMS
825
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
– -$1.76M -10,100 Closed
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ROK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

801 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Rockwell Automation (ROK) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $15.4B — down 5.7% from $16.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new ROK positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 244 added to existing stakes and 308 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $184M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $108M.

  • 801 institutional investors held Rockwell Automation (ROK) as of Q2 2018, up from 793 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $15.4B of Rockwell Automation stock for Q2 2018, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Rockwell Automation positions in Q2 2018 and 65 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Rockwell Automation buyer in Q2 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $184M added.
  • The largest Rockwell Automation seller in Q2 2018 was Norges Bank, an estimated $108M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.