Sprouts Farmers Market
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$143M |
| 2 |
TCM
Tiger Consumer Management
New York
|
+$63.8M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$49.8M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$47.2M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$44.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$101M |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$76.1M |
| 3 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$29.9M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$28.1M |
| 5 |
SI
Scout Investments
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$20.1M |
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.