Charles Schwab
SCHW
1,053 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.4B invested in Charles Schwab in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 118 funds opening new positions, 393 increasing their positions, 407 reducing their positions, and 123 closing their positions.
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $259M | Put options by funds: $188M
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 46 → 48 (+2)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 393 | Existing positions reduced: 407
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 123
1.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.58% → 79.27% (-1.3%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,072 → 1,053 (-19)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $53.5B → $44.4B (-$9.07B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$418M |
| 2 |
ROIC
Route One Investment Company
San Francisco,
California
|
+$219M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$215M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$160M |
| 5 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$137M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$483M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$410M |
| 3 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$319M |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$299M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$289M |
SCHW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
1,053 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Charles Schwab (SCHW) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $44.4B — down 17% from $53.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 123 funds closed out of SCHW and 118 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 407 trimmed existing stakes and 393 added.
The largest buyer was Harris Associates, adding an estimated $418M. The largest seller was Sands Capital Management, cutting an estimated $483M.
- 1,053 institutional investors held Charles Schwab (SCHW) as of Q4 2018, down from 1,072 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $44.4B of Charles Schwab stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 118 funds opened new Charles Schwab positions in Q4 2018 and 123 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Charles Schwab buyer in Q4 2018 was Harris Associates, an estimated $418M added.
- The largest Charles Schwab seller in Q4 2018 was Sands Capital Management, an estimated $483M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.