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1,984 hedge funds and large institutions have $143B invested in AT&T in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 853 increasing their positions, 865 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.92B | Put options by funds: $2.13B

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 83

1.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.11% → 74.41% (+1.3%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,991 → 1,984 (-7)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $144B → $143B (-$786M)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 853 | Existing positions reduced: 865

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 305 → 240 (-65)

Holders
1,984
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.35%
% of All Funds
49.39%
Holding in Top 10
240
Holding in Top 10 Change
-65
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.31%
% of All Funds
5.97%
New
97
Increased
853
Reduced
865
Closed
83
Calls
$2.92B
Puts
$2.13B
Net Calls
+$792M
Net Calls Change
+$913M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$14.6B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$668M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$601M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$394M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$385M

Top Sellers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$634M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$283M
3
N
Natixis
France
-$222M
4
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
-$213M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$179M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RCG
2001
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
– -$3.51M -109,157 Closed
HSA
2002
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
– -$3.31M -105,249 Closed
MIAN
2003
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
– -$3.34M -104,051 Closed
Hudson Bay Capital Management
2004
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$2.96M -92,018 Closed
Squarepoint
2005
Squarepoint
New York
– -$2.63M -81,769 Closed
BCM
2006
Beck Capital Management
Texas
– -$2.14M -66,669 Closed
CC
2007
Cipher Capital
New York
– -$2.1M -65,550 Closed
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
2008
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
– -$2.02M -62,960 Closed
HAM
2009
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.97M -61,442 Closed
WA
2010
WESPAC Advisors
California
– -$1.76M -54,841 Closed
KJHP
2011
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.72M -53,549 Closed
WMSA
2012
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$1.56M -48,634 Closed
ST
2013
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$1.43M -45,313 Closed
NO
2014
Ninety One
South Africa
– -$1.41M -43,835 Closed
KL
2015
KWMG LLC
Kansas
– -$1.41M -43,823 Closed
HI
2016
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
– -$1.39M -43,098 Closed
BA
2017
Bristol Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$1.38M -42,898 Closed
SSA
2018
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$1.29M -40,026 Closed
CCP
2019
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
– -$1.05M -32,688 Closed
VOAM
2020
Vertex One Asset Management
British Columbia, Canada
– -$1.04M -32,438 Closed
HS
2021
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
– -$999K -31,114 Closed
TAL
2022
TIG Advisors LLC
New York
– -$898K -28,521 -100%
CI
2023
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
– -$897K -27,936 Closed
CIA
2024
Capital Impact Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$841K -26,185 Closed
MFIMFI
2025
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
– -$654K -20,376 Closed
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T Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

1,984 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AT&T (T) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $143B — down 0.55% from $144B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new T positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 853 added to existing stakes and 865 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $14.6B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $634M.

  • 1,984 institutional investors held AT&T (T) as of Q1 2017, down from 1,991 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $143B of AT&T stock for Q1 2017, down 0.55% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 97 funds opened new AT&T positions in Q1 2017 and 83 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest AT&T buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $14.6B added.
  • The largest AT&T seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $634M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.