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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 119126 (+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: 32 (-1)

Holders
126
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
40
Increased
52
Reduced
27
Closed
30
Calls
$10.8M
Puts
$7.36M
Net Calls
+$3.4M
Net Calls Change
+$2.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AMH
1
Apollo Management Holdings
New York
$1.63B -$247M -6,717,485 -13%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$295M +$278M +7,538,141 +1,154%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$244M +$25.7M +699,090 +12%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$217M +$115M +3,112,602 +107%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$174M +$177M +4,819,698 New
Capital World Investors
6
Capital World Investors
California
$163M +$38.3M +1,040,000 +30%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$155M +$32.1M +873,055 +25%
AllianceBernstein
8
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$130M +$53.4M +1,449,153 +67%
TCM
9
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$101M +$5.61M +152,300 +6%
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$91M +$13.2M +357,561 +16%
Jennison Associates
11
Jennison Associates
New York
$76.1M +$2.98M +80,926 +4%
American Century Companies
12
American Century Companies
Missouri
$71.2M +$70.5M +1,915,397 +3,108%
Federated Hermes
13
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$67.4M +$10.1M +275,000 +17%
BIT
14
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$31.1M +$4.66M +126,631 +17%
Adage Capital Partners
15
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$29.9M +$30.6M +830,000 New
PAM
16
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$23.1M +$6.08M +165,041 +35%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$23M -$7.51M -203,975 -24%
SI
18
Scout Investments
Missouri
$20.1M +$526K +14,286 +3%
NI
19
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$19.1M +$1.69M +45,900 +9%
TCIM
20
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$17.5M -$7.88M -214,023 -31%
Capital Research Global Investors
21
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$14.9M
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.7M +$14.8M +401,558 +7,736%
State Street
23
State Street
Massachusetts
$14.5M -$4.3M -116,748 -22%
GL
24
GLG LLC
New York
$13.9M +$14.2M +385,880 New
Marshall Wace
25
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$13.7M +$14M +380,000 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.