Sprouts Farmers Market
126 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.87B invested in Sprouts Farmers Market in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
93% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 27
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $7.36M
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 30
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 119 → 126 (+7)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.66B → $3.87B (+$213M)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$254K | -6,599 | Closed |
|
152
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
| – | -$242K | -6,300 | Closed |
|
|
CI
153
Capital International
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$208K | -5,411 | Closed |
|
154
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$15K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
MAM
155
Mark Asset Management
New York
| – | -$4K | -106 | Closed |
|
156
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | +$184 | +5 | New |
|
SFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
126 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $3.87B — up 5.8% from $3.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new SFM positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $278M. The largest seller was Apollo Management Holdings, cutting an estimated $247M.
- 126 institutional investors held Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) as of Q1 2014, up from 119 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $3.87B of Sprouts Farmers Market stock for Q1 2014, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Sprouts Farmers Market positions in Q1 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Sprouts Farmers Market buyer in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $278M added.
- The largest Sprouts Farmers Market seller in Q1 2014 was Apollo Management Holdings, an estimated $247M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.