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Rockwell Automation
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598 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.7B invested in Rockwell Automation in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 208 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 8 (+6)

106% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 34

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.8B → $12.7B (+$970M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 567 → 598 (+31)

1.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.2% → 76.32% (+1.1%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 208

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $77.5M | Put options by funds: $131M

Holders
598
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+5.47%
% of All Funds
16.11%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
70
Increased
198
Reduced
208
Closed
34
Calls
$77.5M
Puts
$131M
Net Calls
-$53.8M
Net Calls Change
-$60.2M

Top Buyers

1
Swedbank
Swedbank
Sweden
+$191M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$73.3M
3
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$51M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$49.3M
5
GE
General Electric
Ohio
+$36.6M

Top Sellers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$84.3M
2
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$44M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$41.7M
4
WG
Winton Group
United Kingdom
-$39.4M
5
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$30.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$1.14B -$84.3M -700,000 -7%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$926M +$5.89M +48,876 +0.7%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$676M -$41.7M -346,443 -6%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$488M +$12.3M +102,491 +3%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$434M -$23.6M -195,617 -5%
ATO
6
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$344M – – –
Lazard Asset Management
7
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$330M +$6.87M +57,007 +2%
Primecap Management
8
Primecap Management
California
$307M -$8.54M -70,855 -3%
Harris Associates
9
Harris Associates
Illinois
$281M -$1.31M -10,879 -0.5%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$246M +$380K +3,158 +0.2%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$244M -$1.64M -13,646 -0.7%
BA
12
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$228M -$44M -365,216 -17%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$224M +$1.48M +12,269 +0.7%
Deutsche Bank
14
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$223M +$49.3M +408,992 +30%
Capital International Investors
15
Capital International Investors
California
$214M – – –
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$201M -$17.4M -144,660 -8%
Swedbank
17
Swedbank
Sweden
$198M +$191M +1,586,067 New
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$195M -$12.5M -103,876 -6%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$193M +$10.3M +85,373 +6%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$168M -$18.5M -153,894 -10%
Massachusetts Financial Services
21
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$141M +$122K +1,011 +0.1%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$130M -$920K -7,638 -0.7%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$130M -$14.8M -122,797 -11%
Franklin Resources
24
Franklin Resources
California
$124M -$10.4M -86,112 -8%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$121M +$73.3M +608,289 +167%
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ROK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

598 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Rockwell Automation (ROK) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $12.7B — up 8.2% from $11.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new ROK positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 198 added to existing stakes and 208 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Swedbank, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $84.3M.

  • 598 institutional investors held Rockwell Automation (ROK) as of Q2 2015, up from 567 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $12.7B of Rockwell Automation stock for Q2 2015, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new Rockwell Automation positions in Q2 2015 and 34 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Rockwell Automation buyer in Q2 2015 was Swedbank, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest Rockwell Automation seller in Q2 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $84.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.