SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
SIAL was delisted on the 17th of November, 2015.
523 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.18B invested in SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 153 increasing their positions, 218 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
312% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $67.4M | Put options by funds: $16.3M
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 25
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 522 → 523 (+1)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.35B → $9.18B (-$171M)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 153 | Existing positions reduced: 218
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$71.5M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.5M |
| 3 |
PI
PGGM Investments
Zeist,
Netherlands
|
+$23M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$22.9M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$17.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$142M |
| 2 |
MAMU
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$54.3M |
| 3 |
JHC
JFB Holdings Corp
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$40.3M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$28.4M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$25.8M |
SIAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
523 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP (SIAL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $9.18B — down 1.8% from $9.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new SIAL positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 153 added to existing stakes and 218 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fundsmith LLP, adding an estimated $71.5M. The largest seller was Westwood Holdings Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $142M sold.
- 523 institutional investors held SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP (SIAL) as of Q1 2014, up from 522 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $9.18B of SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP stock for Q1 2014, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP positions in Q1 2014 and 25 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP buyer in Q1 2014 was Fundsmith LLP, an estimated $71.5M added.
- The largest SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP seller in Q1 2014 was Westwood Holdings Group, an estimated $142M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.