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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.75B invested in Sprouts Farmers Market in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

127% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 22

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.87B → $3.75B (-$120M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 120 (-6)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 42

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.91M | Put options by funds: $15.5M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
120
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
3.45%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
36
Increased
50
Reduced
22
Closed
42
Calls
$8.91M
Puts
$15.5M
Net Calls
-$6.61M
Net Calls Change
-$10M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$143M
2
TCM
Tiger Consumer Management
New York
+$63.8M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$49.8M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$47.2M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$44.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$101M
2
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$76.1M
3
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$29.9M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$28.1M
5
SI
Scout Investments
Missouri
-$20.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KCM
51
Kingdon Capital Management
New York
$1.96M +$1.87M +60,000 New
U
52
UBS
Switzerland
$1.76M +$999K +32,086 +147%
PG
53
Portola Group
California
$1.67M -$68.5K -2,200 -4%
ST
54
Spot Trading
Illinois
$1.65M +$1.56M +50,163 +15,874%
EA
55
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1.55M +$1.47M +47,251 New
Macquarie Group
56
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.34M +$205K +6,595 +19%
Citigroup
57
Citigroup
New York
$1.25M +$1.19M +38,184 +37,435%
Deutsche Bank
58
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.25M -$5.09M -163,620 -81%
UBS AM
59
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.22M +$1.16M +37,400 New
BIM
60
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.14M +$812K +26,075 +300%
Two Sigma Advisers
61
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.13M -$647K -20,800 -38%
ARTA
62
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.11M -$1.64M -52,713 -61%
Invesco
63
Invesco
Georgia
$1.1M -$18.8M -603,716 -95%
MCM
64
Mazama Capital Management
Oregon
$1.09M +$1.04M +33,385 New
Millennium Management
65
Millennium Management
New York
$1.07M -$6.23M -200,065 -86%
RFC
66
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.02M -$1.12M -35,845 -52%
Barclays
67
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.01M +$734K +23,589 +296%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
68
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$972K +$733K +23,533 +382%
TCM
69
Telos Capital Management
California
$879K +$836K +26,855 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
70
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$850K +$808K +25,971 New
AIG
71
American International Group
New York
$738K +$662K +21,280 +1,665%
Susquehanna International Group
72
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$667K +$635K +20,400 New
Jane Street
73
Jane Street
New York
$663K -$193K -6,202 -23%
BG
74
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$622K +$519K +16,688 +723%
N
75
Natixis
France
$567K +$539K +17,325 New
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SFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

120 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $3.75B — down 3.1% from $3.87B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of SFM and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $101M sold.

  • 120 institutional investors held Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) as of Q2 2014, down from 126 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.75B of Sprouts Farmers Market stock for Q2 2014, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Sprouts Farmers Market positions in Q2 2014 and 42 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market buyer in Q2 2014 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $143M added.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market seller in Q2 2014 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $101M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.