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Institutional Cluster ·Filed Oct 12, 2026

AMAT

APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
NEUTRAL
Impact 4/10
Horizonweeks Processed14d 21h ago
Institutional cluster: 57 buyers, 55 sellers (mixed)
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The cluster is dominated by mega-passive funds (JPMorgan, Fidelity, BofA, T. Rowe Price) whose moves likely reflect index rebalancing rather than a fundamental thesis. The active signal is mixed: Lone Pine and Egerton Capital initiated large new positions, but quant funds and Cantillon (a notable active seller) reduced aggressively. Monitor next 13F for whether the active buyers maintained or exited these positions.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+5d
AMAT ▼ -16.97% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call -16.97% · α vs SPY -15.47% · entry $497.53 → $413.11
Next anchor: T+20d in 13d
Latest observation: T+9 -11.18% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Oct 12, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-6.69%
call -6.69% · α -6.68%
$464.24
settled 14d ago
T+5d
-16.97%
call -16.97% · α -15.47%
$413.11
settled 8d ago
T+20d
Pending
in 13d
T+60d
Pending
in 2mo

Executive Summary

A large institutional cluster in AMAT shows 57 buyers accumulating $19.21B in net new positions versus 55 sellers reducing by $356.2M, dominated by mega-passive funds (JPMorgan, Fidelity, BofA, T. Rowe Price) and notable new active stakes from Lone Pine ($873.2M) and Egerton Capital ($376.7M). The selling side is concentrated among quant funds (D.E. Shaw, Point72, Millennium, Jane Street) trimming positions, while Cantillon nearly exited a $483.9M stake. The net buying is massive in dollar terms but heavily driven by passive/index rebalancing, reducing the signal's conviction.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
mixed
Buy Value
$25.6B
Net Flow
$18.9B

Institutional Positions

Net institutional flow: $18.9B

▲ Buyers (57)

InstitutionActionChangePosition ValueValue Δ
JPMorganDOUBLED+182%$9.7B$8.1B
Capital World InvestorsADD+56.9%$1.9B$1.4B
FidelityADD+45%$6.7B$4.5B
BofAADD+34.9%$5.3B$3.4B
T. Rowe PriceDOUBLED+108.3%$9.1M$7.1M
Lone PineNEW—$873.2M$873.2M
Susquehanna International GroupADD+51.9%$447.9M$308.5M
Wealth Enhancement Advisory ServicesDOUBLED+137.5%$312.7M$267.3M
Merit Financial GroupADD+61%$45.7M$32.3M
Egerton Capital (Uk)NEW—$376.7M$376.7M

▼ Sellers (55)

InstitutionActionChangePrev ValueValue Δ
Optiver Holding B.v.EXIT-100%$29.4M-$29.4M
BridgewaterTRIM-48%$191.4M$19.3M
D.E. ShawTRIM-60.7%$345.1M-$58.1M
Point72TRIM-65.1%$586.9M-$153.1M
MillenniumTRIM-64.1%$303.8M-$72.9M
Jane Street GroupTRIM-70.8%$407.5M-$155.5M
Rathbones GroupTRIM-37.9%$29.1M$9.1M
CantillonNEAR_EXIT-96.7%$520.2M-$483.9M
Pictet Asset Management HoldingTRIM-25.6%$957.9M$548.2M
Jennison AssociatesTRIM-43.3%$99.9M$20.0M

Key Facts

  • 57 buyers accumulated $19.21B in net new positions; 55 sellers reduced by $356.2M
  • JPMorgan doubled its stake to 13.89M shares worth $9.65B (Δ+$8.05B)
  • Lone Pine initiated a new $873.2M position; Egerton Capital initiated a new $376.7M position
  • Cantillon nearly exited a $483.9M position (96.7% reduction)
  • Quant funds D.E. Shaw, Point72, Millennium, and Jane Street each trimmed 60-71% of their holdings
  • 13F data is ~45 days stale; positions reflect quarter-end and may have been unwound

Financial Impact

57 buyers added $19.21B in net new positions; 55 sellers reduced by $356.2M; net institutional inflow of approximately $18.85B

institutional ownershipfloat

Risk Factors

  • 13F data is stale by ~45 days; positions may have been unwound since quarter-end
  • Passive/index fund dominance weakens the cluster's directional signal
  • Quant fund selling suggests systematic risk management or thesis deterioration
  • Cantillon's near-exit of a $483.9M stake is a strong bearish signal from an active manager

Investment Themes

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 institutional 13F filing from SEC EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
INST-CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)inst-cluster-AMAT-2026-Q2
25 reports for AMAT
Performance horizon
71% Hit rate @ T+1 5 of 7 directional calls Went positive at some point 6 of 7 best @ T+20▲ +34.43%May 14, 2026
Filters
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TypeNow
Oct 26, 2026
today
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$388.04awaiting T+1——
Oct 26, 2026
today
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$388.65awaiting T+1——
Oct 22, 2026
4d ago
Institutional Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$377.24 $387.59▼ −2.74%▼ −2.03%—
Oct 22, 2026
4d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$375.58awaiting T+1——
Oct 12, 2026
14d ago
Institutional Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$497.53 $464.24▼ −6.69%▼ −6.68%—
Sep 29, 2026
27d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$511.38 $529.30▲ +3.50%▲ +3.33%—
Jun 17, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$617.11 $640.18▲ +3.74%▲ +4.05%—
Jun 17, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$617.11 $640.18▲ +3.74%▲ +4.05%—
Jun 17, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$617.11 $640.18▲ +3.74%▲ +4.05%—
Jun 16, 2026
18w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$568.23 $592.92▲ +4.35%▲ +5.59%—
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Report published Oct 12, 2026