Charles Schwab
SCHW
743 hedge funds and large institutions have $29B invested in Charles Schwab in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 317 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
63% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $164M | Put options by funds: $101M
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 317 | Existing positions reduced: 239
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 78
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 739 → 743 (+4)
0.99% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.27% → 78.28% (-0.99%)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $34.4B → $29B (-$5.39B)
31% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 48 → 33 (-15)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$314M |
| 2 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$166M |
| 3 |
WP
Wedgewood Partners
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$152M |
| 4 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$121M |
| 5 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$117M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$307M |
| 2 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$298M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$214M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$140M |
| 5 |
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$129M |
SCHW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
743 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Charles Schwab (SCHW) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $29B — down 16% from $34.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new SCHW positions and 78 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 317 added to existing stakes and 239 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), adding an estimated $314M. The largest seller was Winslow Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $307M sold.
- 743 institutional investors held Charles Schwab (SCHW) as of Q1 2016, up from 739 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $29B of Charles Schwab stock for Q1 2016, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 90 funds opened new Charles Schwab positions in Q1 2016 and 78 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Charles Schwab buyer in Q1 2016 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $314M added.
- The largest Charles Schwab seller in Q1 2016 was Winslow Capital Management, an estimated $307M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.