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Sprouts Farmers Market

180 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.61B invested in Sprouts Farmers Market in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

354% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.5M | Put options by funds: $7.15M

119% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 37

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 21

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 157180 (+23)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.17B → $4.61B (+$443M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
180
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+14.65%
% of All Funds
4.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
45
Increased
81
Reduced
37
Closed
21
Calls
$32.5M
Puts
$7.15M
Net Calls
+$25.3M
Net Calls Change
+$9.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$523M +$34.6M +975,897 +7%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$513M +$246M +6,938,550 +91%
Capital Research Global Investors
3
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$436M
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$384M +$59.9M +1,692,321 +18%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$278M +$46M +1,299,009 +20%
Capital World Investors
6
Capital World Investors
California
$256M
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$190M +$9.14M +258,187 +5%
Artisan Partners
8
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$178M +$135M +3,823,737 +313%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$149M +$64.7M +1,828,660 +76%
AllianceBernstein
10
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$141M +$20.8M +587,602 +17%
Jennison Associates
11
Jennison Associates
New York
$134M -$254K -7,170 -0.2%
Federated Hermes
12
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$117M +$16.4M +463,073 +16%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$114M +$23.2M +655,873 +25%
William Blair & Company
14
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$84M -$16.5M -465,425 -16%
EVM
15
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$80.2M +$24.5M +690,792 +44%
CCI
16
Columbus Circle Investors
$60.4M +$60.7M +1,714,336 New
First Trust Advisors
17
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$59.3M +$59.6M +1,682,340 New
State Street
18
State Street
Massachusetts
$53.3M -$1.97M -55,547 -4%
Wellington Management Group
19
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$49.2M -$7.67M -216,607 -13%
VOYA Investment Management
20
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$48.1M -$4.93M -139,224 -9%
Schroder Investment Management Group
21
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$45.9M -$27.9M -788,551 -36%
Millennium Management
22
Millennium Management
New York
$38.5M +$34.5M +974,700 +823%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$37.1M +$14.2M +400,262 +61%
GL
24
GLG LLC
New York
$29.4M +$9.22M +260,392 +45%
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29M +$13.9M +391,747 +91%

SFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

180 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.61B — up 11% from $4.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new SFM positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $246M. The largest seller was Apollo Management Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $539M sold.

  • 180 institutional investors held Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) as of Q1 2015, up from 157 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.61B of Sprouts Farmers Market stock for Q1 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Sprouts Farmers Market positions in Q1 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market buyer in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $246M added.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market seller in Q1 2015 was Apollo Management Holdings, an estimated $539M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.