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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
State Street
1
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.56B -$144M -2,432,957 -4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.13B +$44.4M +748,524 +2%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.09B +$361M +6,095,068 +21%
Massachusetts Financial Services
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.54B -$6.87M -115,888 -0.5%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
5
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.39B +$51.8M +874,184 +4%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$1.26B +$439M +7,407,999 +55%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.01B +$7.13M +120,345 +0.7%
MAM
8
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$917M +$146M +2,463,055 +19%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$807M +$60M +1,012,295 +8%
BBHC
10
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$750M +$14.4M +243,686 +2%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$633M +$12.5M +211,348 +2%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$626M -$24.7M -416,725 -4%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$553M -$9.4M -158,561 -2%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
14
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$494M +$57.2M +964,919 +13%
BTS
15
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$474M +$2.11M +35,576 +5%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$424M -$54.5M -919,867 -12%
BFA
17
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$373M +$1.19M +20,092 +0.3%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$309M +$8.03M +135,455 +3%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$283M +$1.42M +23,936 +0.5%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$256M -$319K -5,386 -0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$252M -$23.5M -395,886 -9%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$252M +$36.9M +623,130 +18%
Allianz Asset Management
23
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$245M +$135M +2,274,744 +128%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
24
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$244M -$5.48M -92,505 -2%
ClearBridge Investments
25
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$238M +$34.2M +576,956 +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.