We are live on ! Find out more

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
California Public Employees Retirement System
51
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$153M +$1.22M +16,100 +0.9%
BlackRock
52
BlackRock
New York
$153M +$9.76M +129,227 +7%
Renaissance Technologies
53
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$151M +$112M +1,484,100 +420%
RFC
54
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$151M +$1.25M +16,590 +0.9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
55
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$148M +$4.92M +65,105 +4%
Swiss National Bank
56
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$146M +$31.8M +420,700 +29%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
57
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$141M -$14.2M -188,171 -10%
JHC
58
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
$140M -$20.8M -276,050 -14%
Stifel Financial
59
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$138M +$18.6M +246,739 +17%
BG
60
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$136M +$38.1M +504,678 +44%
UBS Group
61
UBS Group
Switzerland
$134M +$8.08M +107,047 +7%
Bank of Montreal
62
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$131M +$8.2M +108,530 +7%
PNC Financial Services Group
63
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$128M +$83.3K +1,103 +0.1%
BA
64
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$116M +$337K +4,461 +0.3%
AllianceBernstein
65
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$113M -$12.5M -165,864 -11%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
66
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$111M +$6.63M +87,754 +7%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$108M +$6.8M +90,018 +7%
USAA
68
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$107M +$43.1M +571,380 +79%
CS
69
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$104M -$112M -1,485,899 -54%
ClearBridge Investments
70
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$103M -$26.4M -349,454 -22%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
71
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$101M +$364K +4,818 +0.4%
BIM
72
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$98.7M -$2.97M -39,364 -3%
SC
73
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$98.4M
T. Rowe Price Associates
74
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$96.5M +$852K +11,280 +1%
JHIU
75
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$93.7M -$45.5M -602,795 -35%

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.