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1,128 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.1B invested in Target in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 113 funds opening new positions, 438 increasing their positions, 464 reducing their positions, and 117 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $881M | Put options by funds: $843M

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 113 | Existing positions closed: 117

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 438 | Existing positions reduced: 464

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1411,128 (-13)

4.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.01%85.23% (-4.8%)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42.9B → $35.1B (-$7.84B)

49% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3920 (-19)

Holders
1,128
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-1.14%
% of All Funds
30.1%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
-19
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-48.72%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
113
Increased
438
Reduced
464
Closed
117
Calls
$881M
Puts
$843M
Net Calls
+$38.2M
Net Calls Change
-$250M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PL
301
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$6.24M +$637K +8,544 +11%
VanEck Associates
302
VanEck Associates
New York
$6.24M +$1.06M +14,217 +19%
GC
303
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$6.17M -$411K -5,506 -6%
CBOA
304
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$6.14M +$317K +4,251 +5%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
305
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$6.1M +$6.52M +87,408 New
SB
306
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$6.04M +$679K +9,097 +12%
CRB
307
Chad R. Baker
$5.91M
Nomura Asset Management
308
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$5.9M -$97K -1,300 -2%
OIM
309
Opus Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5.83M +$2.24M +30,000 +56%
DIA
310
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$5.82M +$1.72M +23,109 +38%
ACI
311
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$5.8M +$2.24M +29,979 +57%
HAI
312
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$5.77M -$142K -1,900 -2%
AG
313
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5.77M +$6.17M +82,647 New
NFA
314
Nuveen Fund Advisors
Illinois
$5.74M +$6.13M +82,185 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
315
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$5.72M -$5.6M -75,000 -48%
SC
316
Samlyn Capital
New York
$5.68M +$6.07M +81,331 New
MNA
317
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$5.67M +$410K +5,494 +7%
TIM
318
Thompson Investment Management
Wisconsin
$5.66M +$141K +1,885 +2%
TFA
319
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$5.64M -$480K -6,429 -7%
Calamos Advisors
320
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$5.62M +$5.14M +68,952 +596%
TH
321
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$5.6M -$57.2K -767 -0.9%
CIA
322
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$5.6M -$10.4M -139,892 -64%
IRF
323
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$5.56M -$73.3K -983 -1%
CM
324
CS McKee
Pennsylvania
$5.55M -$545K -7,300 -8%
MSA
325
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$5.54M -$63K -845 -1%

TGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

1,128 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Target (TGT) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $35.1B — down 18% from $42.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 117 funds closed out of TGT and 113 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 464 trimmed existing stakes and 438 added.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $127M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $905M.

  • 1,128 institutional investors held Target (TGT) as of Q2 2016, down from 1,141 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $35.1B of Target stock for Q2 2016, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 113 funds opened new Target positions in Q2 2016 and 117 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Target buyer in Q2 2016 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $127M added.
  • The largest Target seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $905M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.