US Steel
X was delisted on the 17th of June, 2025.
396 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.25B invested in US Steel in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 112
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
3.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.7% → 69.22% (-3.5%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.51B → $4.25B (-$253M)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 424 → 396 (-28)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $619M | Put options by funds: $867M
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 76
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$78M |
| 2 |
PC
Pelham Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$51.9M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$49.3M |
| 4 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$41.9M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$148M |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$98.7M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$75.2M |
| 4 |
PC
PointState Capital
New York
|
-$60M |
| 5 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$59.1M |
X Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
396 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in US Steel (X) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.25B — down 5.6% from $4.51B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of X and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 112 trimmed existing stakes and 156 added.
The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, adding an estimated $78M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, cutting an estimated $148M.
- 396 institutional investors held US Steel (X) as of Q2 2018, down from 424 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $4.25B of US Steel stock for Q2 2018, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new US Steel positions in Q2 2018 and 76 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest US Steel buyer in Q2 2018 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $78M added.
- The largest US Steel seller in Q2 2018 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $148M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.