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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
American Century Companies
26
American Century Companies
Missouri
$239M +$51.2M +686,125 +25%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$230M -$27.1M -363,247 -10%
Allianz Asset Management
28
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$223M +$10.8M +145,334 +5%
Legal & General Group
29
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$211M +$1.88M +25,183 +0.8%
TCIM
30
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$208M +$20.1M +269,905 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$193M +$42.5M +569,841 +26%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$186M -$185M -2,478,159 -48%
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$184M -$4.33M -57,980 -2%
Boston Partners
34
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$177M -$187M -2,501,591 -50%
MPI
35
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$176M +$13M +173,722 +7%
SC
36
Sasco Capital
Connecticut
$170M +$13.7M +183,770 +8%
UBS AM
37
UBS AM
Illinois
$168M +$153K +2,055 +0.1%
Jennison Associates
38
Jennison Associates
New York
$161M -$7.26M -97,370 -4%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
39
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$154M -$2.35M -31,486 -1%
Prudential Financial
40
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$153M -$4.51M -60,502 -3%
FI
41
Focused Investors
California
$143M -$2.57M -34,500 -2%
BA
42
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$141M +$45.2M +606,374 +43%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
43
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$139M +$1.15M +15,364 +0.8%
Principal Financial Group
44
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$139M -$28.7M -384,066 -16%
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$138M -$789K -10,575 -0.5%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
46
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$137M -$6.09M -81,569 -4%
JHC
47
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
$137M +$19.1M +256,603 +15%
Swiss National Bank
48
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$135M +$6.01M +80,500 +4%
BlackRock
49
BlackRock
New York
$135M +$5.81M +77,822 +4%
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$133M +$23.8M +319,624 +20%

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.