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859 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.4B invested in Southern Company in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 355 increasing their positions, 315 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $185M | Put options by funds: $118M

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 46

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 355 | Existing positions reduced: 315

1.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.39% → 47.48% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 858 → 859 (+1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.1B → $17.4B (-$717M)

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 9 (-5)

Holders
859
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.12%
% of All Funds
27.85%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-35.71%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
54
Increased
355
Reduced
315
Closed
46
Calls
$185M
Puts
$118M
Net Calls
+$66.4M
Net Calls Change
-$8.83M

Top Buyers

1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$182M
2
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$109M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$71.9M
4
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$63.3M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$55M

Top Sellers

1
EA
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
-$56.6M
2
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$50.1M
3
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$39.4M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$34.2M
5
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$33.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DPIM
51
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$62.1M +$4.74K +110 +0%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
52
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$60.8M -$1.27M -29,531 -2%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
53
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$60.5M +$63.3M +1,468,899 New
BIM
54
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$56.4M +$872K +20,243 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
55
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$56.3M +$381K +8,850 +0.7%
CS
56
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$56.1M -$9.68M -224,795 -14%
MTB
57
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$55.7M – – –
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
58
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$54.2M +$2.42M +56,191 +4%
Prudential Financial
59
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$54.1M -$1.72M -40,005 -3%
WHRC
60
W.H. Reaves & Co
New Jersey
$51.4M -$1.26M -29,331 -2%
BJ
61
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$50.8M -$762K -17,679 -1%
BG
62
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$47M +$2.46M +57,036 +5%
GC
63
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$46.3M +$19.1M +442,517 +65%
PNC Financial Services Group
64
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$45.8M -$1.56M -36,112 -3%
HSBC Holdings
65
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$45.7M -$33.3M -773,091 -41%
Royal Bank of Canada
66
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$45.2M +$207K +4,809 +0.4%
PPA
67
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$44.8M -$3.75M -87,044 -7%
RJA
68
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$44.5M +$1.84M +42,711 +4%
SO
69
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$44.1M -$10.9M -253,391 -19%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
70
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$42.4M -$2.05M -47,610 -4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
71
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$41.2M +$22.6M +524,217 +110%
Principal Financial Group
72
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$39.8M -$1.19M -27,728 -3%
Acadian Asset Management
73
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$39.5M +$328K +7,619 +0.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
74
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$36.1M +$898K +20,846 +2%
Lord, Abbett & Co
75
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$34.8M -$39.4M -915,040 -52%
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SO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

859 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern Company (SO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $17.4B — down 4% from $18.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new SO positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 355 added to existing stakes and 315 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was Euclid Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $56.6M sold.

  • 859 institutional investors held Southern Company (SO) as of Q3 2013, up from 858 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $17.4B of Southern Company stock for Q3 2013, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Southern Company positions in Q3 2013 and 46 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Southern Company buyer in Q3 2013 was Barclays, an estimated $182M added.
  • The largest Southern Company seller in Q3 2013 was Euclid Advisors, an estimated $56.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.