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1,141 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.9B invested in Target in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 453 increasing their positions, 462 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2239 (+17)

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.12B | Put options by funds: $831M

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 93

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.9B → $42.9B (+$3.04B)

2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.01%90.01% (+2%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1441,141 (-3)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 453 | Existing positions reduced: 462

Holders
1,141
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.26%
% of All Funds
30.4%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+77.27%
% of All Funds
1.04%
New
106
Increased
453
Reduced
462
Closed
93
Calls
$1.12B
Puts
$831M
Net Calls
+$288M
Net Calls Change
+$321M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LH
676
Lebenthal Holdings
New York
$1.02M +$935K +12,379 New
PAG
677
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.01M -$836K -11,067 -47%
HCM
678
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1M -$17.4K -231 -2%
MHS
679
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$996K -$28K -371 -3%
PFS
680
Physicians Financial Services
North Carolina
$984K
KCM
681
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$979K +$446K +5,900 +98%
CCM
682
Cohen Capital Management
California
$971K
SFSG
683
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$963K +$11.6K +153 +1%
Calamos Advisors
684
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$952K +$11.7K +155 +1%
Bank of Nova Scotia
685
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$948K -$38.9M -515,120 -98%
DWA
686
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$943K
GWM
687
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$939K +$857K +11,356 New
NAMP
688
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$932K
MJP
689
Michael J. Puzo
$927K +$8.68K +115 +1%
BFG
690
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$925K -$52K -689 -6%
TCOT
691
Trust Company of Toledo
Ohio
$923K
CWG
692
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$921K
WSCM
693
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$917K -$90.4K -1,197 -10%
BAS
694
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$915K +$23.1K +306 +3%
FT
695
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$914K +$839K +11,116 New
GS
696
GAM Systematic
United Kingdom
$913K -$207K -2,747 -20%
AP
697
Advisor Partners
California
$911K -$8.84K -117 -1%
BTW
698
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$911K
HCM
699
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$908K -$15.1K -200 -2%
CL
700
CPWM LLC
Washington
$899K -$1.51K -20 -0.2%

TGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

1,141 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Target (TGT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $42.9B — up 7.6% from $39.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new TGT positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 453 added to existing stakes and 462 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $915M. The largest seller was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, cutting an estimated $546M.

  • 1,141 institutional investors held Target (TGT) as of Q1 2016, down from 1,144 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $42.9B of Target stock for Q1 2016, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new Target positions in Q1 2016 and 93 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Target buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $915M added.
  • The largest Target seller in Q1 2016 was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, an estimated $546M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.