SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
SIAL was delisted on the 17th of November, 2015.
544 hedge funds and large institutions have $14B invested in SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 225 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
65% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 38 (+15)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.2B → $14B (-$163M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 565 → 544 (-21)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 51
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 225
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.58M | Put options by funds: $14.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$160M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$89.9M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$78M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$70.4M |
| 5 |
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
|
+$69.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATO
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$275M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$167M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$156M |
| 4 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$156M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$100M |
SIAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
544 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP (SIAL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $14B — down 1.2% from $14.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of SIAL and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 225 trimmed existing stakes and 161 added.
The largest buyer was Farallon Capital Management, adding an estimated $160M. The largest seller was Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt, exiting entirely with an estimated $275M sold.
- 544 institutional investors held SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP (SIAL) as of Q1 2015, down from 565 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $14B of SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP stock for Q1 2015, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP positions in Q1 2015 and 51 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP buyer in Q1 2015 was Farallon Capital Management, an estimated $160M added.
- The largest SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP seller in Q1 2015 was Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt, an estimated $275M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.