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Sprouts Farmers Market

273 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.43B invested in Sprouts Farmers Market in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%90.11% (+90%)

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 (+2)

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 34

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 262273 (+11)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.26M | Put options by funds: $8.53M

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.7B → $2.43B (-$277M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 105

Holders
273
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.2%
% of All Funds
6.83%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
53
Increased
81
Reduced
105
Closed
34
Calls
$8.26M
Puts
$8.53M
Net Calls
-$265K
Net Calls Change
-$766K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$316M +$84.9M +4,043,193 +32%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$197M -$9.03M -429,947 -4%
Capital Research Global Investors
3
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$176M -$200M -9,533,926 -51%
Jennison Associates
4
Jennison Associates
New York
$154M +$7.21M +343,125 +4%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$98.1M -$64.9K -3,090 -0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$82.7M +$1.86M +88,680 +2%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$77.4M -$640K -30,477 -0.7%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$69.3M -$6.71M -319,486 -8%
TCM
9
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$64.8M +$17.2M +819,400 +31%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$58.2M -$81.1M -3,858,995 -56%
EVM
11
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$54.3M -$2.7M -128,628 -4%
CC
12
Carve Capital
Sweden
$50.3M +$55.9M +2,660,742 New
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$40.5M -$3.01M -143,083 -6%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$37.3M +$9.06M +431,448 +28%
MNA
15
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$34.4M +$38.2M +1,819,340 New
Lazard Asset Management
16
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$30.8M +$17.5M +834,887 +105%
PI
17
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$28.1M
HAM
18
HHR Asset Management
New Jersey
$25.7M +$28.6M +1,360,500 New
CC
19
Carbonado Capital
New York
$24.6M +$13.7M +650,000 +100%
TGA
20
Trilogy Global Advisors
Florida
$21.5M +$4.35M +207,168 +22%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$21.4M -$784K -37,293 -3%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.9M +$775K +36,902 +3%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20.3M +$58.2K +2,769 +0.3%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$19.3M +$510K +24,287 +2%
Fidelity International
25
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$19.2M -$5.07M -241,342 -19%

SFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

273 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.43B — down 10% from $2.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new SFM positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $84.9M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $200M.

  • 273 institutional investors held Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) as of Q4 2016, up from 262 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.43B of Sprouts Farmers Market stock for Q4 2016, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Sprouts Farmers Market positions in Q4 2016 and 34 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market buyer in Q4 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $84.9M added.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market seller in Q4 2016 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $200M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.