Sprouts Farmers Market
309 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.89B invested in Sprouts Farmers Market in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 124 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
104% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $23.3M | Put options by funds: $11.4M
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 45
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.1% → 92.54% (+0.44%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 310 → 309 (-1)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.98B → $2.89B (-$95.3M)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 124
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$36.8M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$23.5M |
| 3 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$18.5M |
| 4 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$16.3M |
| 5 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
+$16M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$21.6M |
| 2 |
SGAM
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$18.9M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$18.6M |
| 4 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
-$18.5M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$13M |
SFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
309 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.89B — down 3.2% from $2.98B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new SFM positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 124 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, adding an estimated $36.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $21.6M.
- 309 institutional investors held Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) as of Q1 2018, down from 310 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.89B of Sprouts Farmers Market stock for Q1 2018, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new Sprouts Farmers Market positions in Q1 2018 and 45 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Sprouts Farmers Market buyer in Q1 2018 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $36.8M added.
- The largest Sprouts Farmers Market seller in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $21.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.