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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
RS
101
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$24.9M +$4.14M +27,713 +21%
DRZID
102
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$23.9M -$6.14M -41,067 -21%
PI
103
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$23.9M +$22.5M +150,526 +5,436%
DKCM
104
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
$23.4M +$22.4M +150,000 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
105
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$23.2M +$2.62M +17,517 +13%
MWNA
106
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$23M +$22.1M +147,721 New
HCM
107
Heathbridge Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$22.8M -$1.72M -11,500 -7%
WPC
108
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$22.8M -$4.18M -28,006 -16%
CS
109
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$21.5M +$18.8M +126,122 +1,040%
Two Sigma Advisers
110
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$20.8M +$5.42M +36,300 +37%
Handelsbanken Fonder
111
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$20.4M -$5.81M -38,900 -23%
AG
112
Aperio Group
California
$20.2M +$617K +4,128 +3%
APG Asset Management
113
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$20.1M -$4M -26,765 -17%
FQ
114
First Quadrant
California
$20M +$19.2M +128,685 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
115
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$19.7M +$17M +113,995 +930%
ABC
116
Anchor Bolt Capital
Illinois
$18.5M +$5.02M +33,569 +39%
CEP
117
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$18M +$6.86M +45,880 +66%
SI
118
Scout Investments
Missouri
$17.8M +$17.1M +114,120 New
NFA
119
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$17.5M +$5.89M +39,418 +54%
Chevy Chase Trust
120
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$17.3M +$577K +3,858 +4%
WI
121
Wafra Inc
New York
$16.6M – – –
HNB
122
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$16.6M +$8.25M +55,238 +108%
MG
123
Markel Group
Virginia
$16.3M +$1.94M +13,000 +14%
National Pension Service
124
National Pension Service
South Korea
$16.2M -$438K -2,930 -3%
First Trust Advisors
125
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$16.1M +$2.86M +19,144 +23%
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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.