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1,368 hedge funds and large institutions have $65.8B invested in Starbucks in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 167 funds opening new positions, 573 increasing their positions, 474 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

241% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 167 | Existing positions closed: 49

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 573 | Existing positions reduced: 474

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,262 → 1,368 (+106)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 114 → 116 (+2)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $63.1B → $65.8B (+$2.75B)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $759M | Put options by funds: $1.19B

Holders
1,368
Holders Change
+106
Holders Change %
+8.4%
% of All Funds
35.89%
Holding in Top 10
116
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.75%
% of All Funds
3.04%
New
167
Increased
573
Reduced
474
Closed
49
Calls
$759M
Puts
$1.19B
Net Calls
-$428M
Net Calls Change
-$432M

Top Buyers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$156M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$131M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$126M
4
PC
Passport Capital
California
+$104M
5
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$92.1M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$413M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$310M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$270M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$164M
5
MCM
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
-$147M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SI
1001
Shaker Investments
Ohio
$570K +$579K +9,500 New
AA
1002
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$567K -$59.3K -974 -9%
KA
1003
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$567K +$8.28K +136 +1%
TH
1004
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$565K – – –
BA
1005
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$564K +$128K +2,100 +29%
OLA
1006
Oliver Luxxe Assets
New Jersey
$562K +$557K +9,152 New
PFA
1007
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$558K – – –
SC
1008
Savant Capital
Illinois
$558K +$348K +5,711 +159%
BHWM
1009
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$557K +$3.96K +65 +0.7%
WP
1010
WMS Partners
Maryland
$554K +$23.6K +388 +4%
ST
1011
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$552K -$13.1K -215 -2%
FIM
1012
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$550K -$774K -12,714 -58%
CRC
1013
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$550K – – –
EWM
1014
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$548K +$64.5K +1,059 +13%
PP
1015
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$545K – – –
SCA
1016
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
California
$543K +$551K +9,040 New
CC
1017
Cadinha & Co
Hawaii
$540K – – –
MCM
1018
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$538K +$163K +2,677 +43%
RWA
1019
River Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$537K -$5.18K -85 -0.9%
GT
1020
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$536K +$544K +8,937 New
EGM
1021
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$533K +$541K +8,884 New
DWA
1022
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$530K +$59.7K +980 +12%
AAM
1023
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$529K +$22.7K +372 +4%
MHC
1024
Meyer Handelman Company
New York
$528K – – –
HCM
1025
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$525K -$18.2K -299 -3%
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41
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SBUX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

1,368 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Starbucks (SBUX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $65.8B — up 4.4% from $63.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 167 funds opened new SBUX positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 118 holders — while 573 added to existing stakes and 474 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $413M.

  • 1,368 institutional investors held Starbucks (SBUX) as of Q4 2015, up from 1,262 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $65.8B of Starbucks stock for Q4 2015, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 167 funds opened new Starbucks positions in Q4 2015 and 49 closed out, a net change of +118 holders.
  • The largest Starbucks buyer in Q4 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $156M added.
  • The largest Starbucks seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $413M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.