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157 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.17B invested in Sprouts Farmers Market in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

162% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 26

147% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26.4M | Put options by funds: $10.7M

118% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 22

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 157 (+25)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.99B → $4.17B (+$185M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
157
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+18.94%
% of All Funds
4.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
48
Increased
68
Reduced
26
Closed
22
Calls
$26.4M
Puts
$10.7M
Net Calls
+$15.7M
Net Calls Change
-$25.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$115M
2
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$107M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$59.7M
4
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$48.4M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AMH
Apollo Management Holdings
New York
-$896M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$29.8M
3
TCM
Tiger Consumer Management
New York
-$27.8M
4
KCP
KDI Capital Partners
North Carolina
-$12.9M
5
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$8.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Swiss National Bank
51
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$4.68M +$819K +26,850 +24%
NI
52
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$4.62M -$229K -7,500 -5%
Ameriprise
53
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.56M +$431K +14,127 +12%
GC
54
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.52M +$1.34M +43,922 +49%
IP
55
Interval Partners
New York
$4.25M +$3.81M +125,000 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
56
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$4.15M +$2.89M +94,581 +343%
Brown Advisory
57
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4.04M +$3.62M +118,785 New
Millennium Management
58
Millennium Management
New York
$4.02M -$4.82M -158,065 -57%
CPIM
59
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$3.93M +$3.53M +115,709 New
RJA
60
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.89M +$922K +30,201 +36%
CS
61
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.84M +$1.45M +47,507 +73%
UBS Group
62
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.68M +$3.3M +108,160 New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
63
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$3.22M +$698K +22,885 +32%
MA
64
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$3.09M +$935K +30,643 +51%
EA
65
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$3.07M -$6.5K -213 -0.2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
66
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.92M +$30.5K +999 +1%
Two Sigma Advisers
67
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.78M +$2.17M +71,100 +664%
Invesco
68
Invesco
Georgia
$2.63M +$680K +22,271 +40%
RhumbLine Advisers
69
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.6M +$18.9K +620 +0.8%
PPA
70
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.59M +$1M +32,855 +76%
Two Sigma Investments
71
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.36M +$2.12M +69,366 New
PP
72
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$2.34M +$2.1M +68,903 New
TA
73
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.18M +$29.6K +971 +2%
Bank of America
74
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.09M -$2.2M -71,936 -54%
UBS AM
75
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.83M +$287K +9,400 +21%
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SFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

157 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $4.17B — up 4.6% from $3.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new SFM positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $115M. The largest seller was Apollo Management Holdings, cutting an estimated $896M.

  • 157 institutional investors held Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) as of Q4 2014, up from 132 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.17B of Sprouts Farmers Market stock for Q4 2014, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Sprouts Farmers Market positions in Q4 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market buyer in Q4 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $115M added.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market seller in Q4 2014 was Apollo Management Holdings, an estimated $896M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.