SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
SIAL was delisted on the 17th of November, 2015.
565 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.2B invested in SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 251 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 57
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 23 (+3)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13B → $14.2B (+$1.15B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 557 → 565 (+8)
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.5M | Put options by funds: $19.1M
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 251
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$200M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$160M |
| 3 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$159M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$132M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$409M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$91.3M |
| 4 |
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$47M |
| 5 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$43.2M |
SIAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
565 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP (SIAL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $14.2B — up 8.8% from $13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 74 funds opened new SIAL positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 135 added to existing stakes and 251 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $200M. The largest seller was Harding Loevner, exiting entirely with an estimated $409M sold.
- 565 institutional investors held SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP (SIAL) as of Q4 2014, up from 557 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $14.2B of SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP stock for Q4 2014, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 74 funds opened new SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP positions in Q4 2014 and 57 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP buyer in Q4 2014 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $200M added.
- The largest SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP seller in Q4 2014 was Harding Loevner, an estimated $409M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.