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1,016 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.1B invested in Target in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 114 funds opening new positions, 365 increasing their positions, 433 reducing their positions, and 114 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $698M | Put options by funds: $585M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 114

0.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.08%85.41% (-0.67%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.8B → $33.1B (-$1.66B)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0281,016 (-12)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 365 | Existing positions reduced: 433

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2418 (-6)

Holders
1,016
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-1.17%
% of All Funds
29.34%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
114
Increased
365
Reduced
433
Closed
114
Calls
$698M
Puts
$585M
Net Calls
+$114M
Net Calls Change
+$186M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
U
51
UBS
Switzerland
$110M +$5.44M +91,780 +5%
BGC
52
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
$109M +$97M +1,636,260 New
AAM
53
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$108M -$984K -16,600 -0.9%
BlackRock
54
BlackRock
New York
$108M +$1.49M +25,191 +1%
HAM
55
HHR Asset Management
New Jersey
$106M +$15M +252,300 +17%
Bessemer Group
56
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$106M +$5.53M +93,281 +6%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
57
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$101M +$14.7M +247,850 +17%
CS
58
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$100M -$35.6M -601,185 -27%
RFC
59
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$93.4M +$30.7M +518,147 +51%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
60
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$91.9M -$1.83M -30,945 -2%
WA
61
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$91.6M +$19.3M +325,412 +27%
Deutsche Bank
62
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$89.7M +$19.2M +323,668 +28%
Susquehanna International Group
63
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$84.1M +$58.6M +988,469 +246%
SC
64
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$82.1M +$40.6M +684,300 +102%
CLM
65
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
$80.2M +$10.4M +174,823 +15%
SO
66
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$79.1M -$1.03M -17,300 -1%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
67
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$77.6M -$2.49M -42,072 -3%
FCAM
68
F&C Asset Management
United Kingdom
$77.4M +$2.16M +36,423 +3%
Canada Life
69
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$74.6M +$3.84M +64,736 +6%
RhumbLine Advisers
70
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$74.3M +$48.8K +823 +0.1%
AllianceBernstein
71
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$73.5M +$1.23M +20,780 +2%
PPA
72
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$72.3M -$2.36M -39,793 -3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
73
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$70.6M +$326K +5,500 +0.5%
HSBC Holdings
74
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$69.3M +$16.3M +274,538 +31%
CIC
75
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$68.9M +$9.6M +161,935 +17%

TGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

1,016 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Target (TGT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $33.1B — down 4.8% from $34.8B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in TGT was balanced in Q1 2014: 114 funds opened new positions, 114 closed out, 365 added to existing stakes and 433 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $439M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $763M.

  • 1,016 institutional investors held Target (TGT) as of Q1 2014, down from 1,028 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $33.1B of Target stock for Q1 2014, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 114 funds opened new Target positions in Q1 2014 and 114 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Target buyer in Q1 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $439M added.
  • The largest Target seller in Q1 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $763M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.