Target
TGT
1,134 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.6B invested in Target in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 439 increasing their positions, 452 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.
41% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $768M | Put options by funds: $544M
12% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 48 (+5)
0.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.78% → 78.21% (+0.43%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.3B → $39.6B (-$719M)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 439 | Existing positions reduced: 452
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 80
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,152 → 1,134 (-18)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$267M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$234M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$148M |
| 5 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$106M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$598M |
| 2 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$591M |
| 3 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
-$373M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$289M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$76.1M |
TGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
1,134 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Target (TGT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $39.6B — down 1.8% from $40.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 80 funds closed out of TGT and 74 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 452 trimmed existing stakes and 439 added.
The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $267M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $598M.
- 1,134 institutional investors held Target (TGT) as of Q3 2015, down from 1,152 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $39.6B of Target stock for Q3 2015, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 74 funds opened new Target positions in Q3 2015 and 80 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Target buyer in Q3 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $267M added.
- The largest Target seller in Q3 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $598M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.