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Southern Company

1,273 hedge funds and large institutions have $34B invested in Southern Company in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 517 increasing their positions, 455 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $267M | Put options by funds: $180M

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 65

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 517 | Existing positions reduced: 455

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.9B → $34B (+$3.07B)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1920 (+1)

1.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.87%59.18% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2681,273 (+5)

Holders
1,273
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+0.39%
% of All Funds
27.65%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
90
Increased
517
Reduced
455
Closed
65
Calls
$267M
Puts
$180M
Net Calls
+$86.5M
Net Calls Change
-$99.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Principal Financial Group
51
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$84.3M +$2.27M +42,402 +3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
52
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$83.2M +$5.92M +110,642 +8%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
53
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$82.4M +$2.15M +40,116 +3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
54
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$80.3M +$465K +8,688 +0.6%
Citigroup
55
Citigroup
New York
$78.6M +$12.3M +229,669 +19%
WHRC
56
W.H. Reaves & Co
New Jersey
$78M -$118K -2,202 -0.2%
UBS Group
57
UBS Group
Switzerland
$76.9M +$2.39M +44,578 +3%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
58
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$66.7M -$2.75M -51,437 -4%
ZP
59
Zimmer Partners
New York
$66M +$63.9M +1,194,000 New
National Pension Service
60
National Pension Service
South Korea
$63M +$4.92M +91,869 +9%
ORIO
61
Old Republic International (ORI)
Illinois
$61.2M
AQR Capital Management
62
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$60.6M +$10.3M +193,252 +21%
JP Morgan Chase
63
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$60.5M +$174K +3,248 +0.3%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
64
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$54.4M -$8.11M -151,563 -13%
ZIM
65
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$54.1M +$7.31M +136,495 +16%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
66
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$52M +$28.6M +534,732 +132%
Envestnet Asset Management
67
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$51.2M +$2.83M +52,857 +6%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
68
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$51M -$3.25M -60,634 -6%
CA
69
Cortland Advisers
Delaware
$50.9M -$8.22M -153,610 -14%
ELC
70
Edgar Lomax Company
Virginia
$50.8M -$742K -13,850 -1%
HSBC Holdings
71
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$49M -$16.3M -304,208 -26%
Chevy Chase Trust
72
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$48.6M +$327K +6,115 +0.7%
LPL Financial
73
LPL Financial
California
$47.4M +$1.41M +26,425 +3%
Man Group
74
Man Group
United Kingdom
$46.1M +$2.77M +51,745 +7%
D.E. Shaw & Co
75
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$45.8M +$26.1M +487,727 +143%

SO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

1,273 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern Company (SO) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $34B — up 9.9% from $30.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new SO positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 517 added to existing stakes and 455 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $233M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $154M.

  • 1,273 institutional investors held Southern Company (SO) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,268 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $34B of Southern Company stock for Q2 2019, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new Southern Company positions in Q2 2019 and 65 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Southern Company buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $233M added.
  • The largest Southern Company seller in Q2 2019 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $154M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.