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319 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.64B invested in Snap in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 66

2.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.14% → 32.37% (+2.2%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 340 → 319 (-21)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 10 (-2)

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 69

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.72B → $2.64B (-$1.07B)

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $331M | Put options by funds: $724M

Holders
319
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-6.18%
% of All Funds
7.29%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
50
Increased
107
Reduced
66
Closed
69
Calls
$331M
Puts
$724M
Net Calls
-$393M
Net Calls Change
+$205M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$200M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$124M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$103M
4
SPC
Slate Path Capital
New York
+$101M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$95.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$191M
2
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$161M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$150M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$39.8M
5
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$34.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PP
151
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$115K +$158K +13,609 New
DADC
152
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$114K +$20.9K +1,800 +15%
FAAS
153
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$114K +$157K +13,522 New
OC
154
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$110K -$110K -9,434 -42%
ACP
155
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$110K +$151K +13,000 New
SWP
156
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$108K +$3.19K +275 +2%
FC
157
Ferris Capital
Massachusetts
$107K -$41.8K -3,600 -22%
F
158
Filament
Washington
$105K – – –
AG
159
Aperio Group
California
$103K +$16K +1,381 +13%
CA
160
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$99K -$12.5K -1,078 -8%
GAG
161
GM Advisory Group
New York
$98K -$5.81K -500 -4%
FDCDDQ
162
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$96.7K -$10.2K -875 -7%
SS
163
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$96K +$9.52K +820 +8%
VA
164
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$95K +$131K +11,258 New
NSIM
165
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$93K +$9.87K +850 +8%
FI
166
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$93K +$127K +10,970 New
SB
167
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$92K -$112K -9,611 -47%
ISL
168
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$91K +$871 +75 +0.7%
William Blair & Company
169
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$91K +$4.47K +385 +4%
CG
170
Cutler Group
California
$91K +$13.9K +1,200 +12%
SPIA
171
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$88K +$4.34K +374 +4%
NCM
172
Nelson Capital Management
California
$86K – – –
HCMNY
173
Howard Capital Management (New York)
New York
$85K – – –
AFS
174
Amtrust Financial Services
New York
$85K +$116K +10,000 New
LCS
175
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$85K +$116K +10,000 New
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SNAP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

319 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Snap (SNAP) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.64B — down 29% from $3.72B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 69 funds closed out of SNAP and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 107 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $200M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $191M.

  • 319 institutional investors held Snap (SNAP) as of Q3 2018, down from 340 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.64B of Snap stock for Q3 2018, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Snap positions in Q3 2018 and 69 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest Snap buyer in Q3 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $200M added.
  • The largest Snap seller in Q3 2018 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $191M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.