Sprouts Farmers Market
251 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.91B invested in Sprouts Farmers Market in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
178% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $51.2M | Put options by funds: $18.4M
126% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 34
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 66
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 210 → 251 (+41)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.69B → $3.91B (+$212M)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$89.7M |
| 2 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$80.1M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$52.3M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$36M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$26.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$109M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$83.9M |
| 3 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$55.1M |
| 4 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$55M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$53.3M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
276
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$154K | -5,972 | Closed |
|
277
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$147K | -5,699 | Closed |
|
278
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
| – | -$146K | -5,503 | Closed |
|
|
CS
279
Credential Securities
Vancouver,
| – | -$93.7K | -3,524 | Closed |
|
|
EDRS
280
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Geneva,
Switzerland
| – | -$93K | -3,500 | Closed |
|
|
TF
281
Tompkins Financial
Ithaca,
New York
| – | -$69K | -2,612 | Closed |
|
282
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
| – | -$48K | -1,800 | Closed |
|
|
ST
283
Spot Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$43.6K | -1,690 | Closed |
|
|
TDC
284
Thompson Davis & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$3K | -125 | Closed |
|
|
GWM
285
Gupta Wealth Management
San Diego,
California
| – | -$1K | -25 | Closed |
|
SFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
251 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $3.91B — up 5.7% from $3.69B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new SFM positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $89.7M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $109M.
- 251 institutional investors held Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) as of Q1 2016, up from 210 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $3.91B of Sprouts Farmers Market stock for Q1 2016, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new Sprouts Farmers Market positions in Q1 2016 and 34 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
- The largest Sprouts Farmers Market buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $89.7M added.
- The largest Sprouts Farmers Market seller in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $109M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.