Roper Technologies
760 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.6B invested in Roper Technologies in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 255 increasing their positions, 295 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 72
12% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 29 (+3)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 745 → 760 (+15)
0.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.69% → 92.89% (+0.2%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28.4B → $25.6B (-$2.75B)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 255 | Existing positions reduced: 295
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31M | Put options by funds: $42.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$335M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$96.2M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$74.5M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$72.4M |
| 5 |
SDJVC
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
+$63.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$113M |
| 2 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$109M |
| 3 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$85M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$81.4M |
| 5 |
Swedbank
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$69.2M |
ROP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
760 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Roper Technologies (ROP) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $25.6B — down 9.7% from $28.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new ROP positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 255 added to existing stakes and 295 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $335M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $113M.
- 760 institutional investors held Roper Technologies (ROP) as of Q4 2018, up from 745 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $25.6B of Roper Technologies stock for Q4 2018, down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 95 funds opened new Roper Technologies positions in Q4 2018 and 72 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Roper Technologies buyer in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $335M added.
- The largest Roper Technologies seller in Q4 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $113M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.