Sprouts Farmers Market
305 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.53B invested in Sprouts Farmers Market in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
135% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $33.1M | Put options by funds: $14.1M
39% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 36
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 292 → 305 (+13)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 109
1.52% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.6% → 95.08% (-1.5%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.87B → $2.53B (-$337M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$34.6M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$9.23M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.65M |
| 4 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$8.41M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$32.1M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$31.9M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$29M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$25.3M |
| 5 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$25.2M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
326
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$52K | -2,211 | Closed |
|
|
QT
327
Quantamental Technologies
White Plains,
New York
| – | -$37K | -1,566 | Closed |
|
|
CTC
328
Central Trust Company
Jefferson City,
Missouri
| – | -$22K | -950 | Closed |
|
|
AIC
329
Ameritas Investment Company
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| – | -$10K | -413 | Closed |
|
|
ST
330
Smithfield Trust
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$9K | -380 | Closed |
|
|
CCMW
331
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Sheridan,
Wyoming
| – | -$7K | -300 | Closed |
|
332
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$7K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
JA
333
JOYN Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$6K | -238 | Closed |
|
|
VNA
334
Valley National Advisers
Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2K | -81 | Closed |
|
|
BBHC
335
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
| – | -$1K | -35 | Closed |
|
|
EFSCE
336
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Clayton,
Missouri
| – | +$70 | +3 | New |
|
SFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
305 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.53B — down 12% from $2.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new SFM positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 109 trimmed.
The largest buyer was VOYA Investment Management, adding an estimated $34.6M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, cutting an estimated $32.1M.
- 305 institutional investors held Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) as of Q1 2019, up from 292 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.53B of Sprouts Farmers Market stock for Q1 2019, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Sprouts Farmers Market positions in Q1 2019 and 36 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Sprouts Farmers Market buyer in Q1 2019 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $34.6M added.
- The largest Sprouts Farmers Market seller in Q1 2019 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $32.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.