First Solar

FSLR • NASDAQ

First Solar is a solar company in the energy sector on NASDAQ, led by Mark R. Widmar, with a market cap of $26.1B. As of Q3 2025, 97% of shares are held by 903 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 12.79%.

CEOMark R. Widmar

Market Cap$26.1B

Solar

Energy

Employees6.7K

Websitefirstsolar.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in FSLR as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $23.7B

All Institutions

Institutions: 903
Value Held: $22.9B
Shares Held: 103.8M
Avg Position: $25.4M
Median Position: $1.1M

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 76
Value Held: $2.6B
Shares Held: 12.0M
Avg Position: $34.7M
Median Position: $4.1M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

85.69%

$20.3B

Hedge Funds

11.16%

$2.6B

Retail & Other

3.15%

$745.9M

Based on market cap of $23.7B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in FSLR as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$3.0B 0.05% of portfolio	12.79% 13.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$6.69T
BlackRock, Inc. Institution	Laurence D. Fink CEO	$2.8B 0.05% of portfolio	11.91% 12.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$5.67T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$1.2B 0.04% of portfolio	4.91% 5.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$2.88T
FMR LLC Institution	-	$978.2M 0.05% of portfolio	4.14% 4.4M shares	Q4 2017 Held for 8 years	$1.92T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$637.2M 0.04% of portfolio	2.70% 2.9M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.57T
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	Jed Finn CEO	$567.8M 0.03% of portfolio	2.40% 2.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.65T
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	Jean Marie Hynes CEO	$552.0M 0.10% of portfolio	2.33% 2.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$571.21B
SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Aaron Foxbruner CFO	$472.0M 6.70% of portfolio	2.00% 2.1M shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 9m	$7.0B
H Hill City Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Value	Herbert Anselem Frazier CIO	$460.9M 18.84% of portfolio	1.95% 2.1M shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 6m	$2.4B
A Amundi Institution	-	$459.9M 0.15% of portfolio	1.89% 2.0M shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 6m	$311.18B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for FSLR in Q3 2025

Traded: −$552.8M
Buyers: 465
Sellers: 388
Total Bought: +$2.5B
Total Sold: −$3.1B
Avg Position: $23.2M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
FMR LLC Institution	+$366.8M +1.7M shares	$978.2M 4.4M shares
Castle Hook Partners LP Hedge Fund•Global Macro	+$149.7M +678.8K shares	$149.7M 678.8K shares
A Amundi Institution	+$128.0M +564.0K shares	$459.9M 2.0M shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	+$102.4M +464.1K shares	$3.0B 13.7M shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$89.1M +404.0K shares	$567.8M 2.6M shares
Clean Energy Transition LLP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$80.1M +363.3K shares	$246.4M 1.1M shares
Toroso Investments, LLC ETF Provider	+$74.8M +339.1K shares	$114.4M 518.8K shares
T Tredje AP-fonden Institution	+$74.0M +335.7K shares	$102.5M 464.8K shares
T Two Seas Capital LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven	+$72.9M +330.7K shares	$75.1M 340.7K shares
A AMF Pensionsforsakring AB Institution	+$69.0M +312.8K shares	$73.7M 334.0K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	−$837.4M −3.8M shares	$272.6M 1.2M shares
VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$330.4M −1.5M shares	$169.4M 768.0K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$184.3M −835.6K shares	$57.9M 262.6K shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	−$173.1M −784.7K shares	$22.1M 100.1K shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	−$111.6M −506.1K shares	$327.5M 1.5M shares
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	−$102.7M −465.6K shares	$552.0M 2.5M shares
SUSQUEHANNA ADVISORS GROUP, INC. Private Equity	−$99.3M −600.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$87.3M −395.9K shares	$429.0M 1.9M shares
Atreides Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$65.1M −393.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Capital Research Global Investors RIA/Wealth	−$59.7M −270.8K shares	$166.6M 755.5K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited FSLR in Q3 2025

New Positions: 63
New Value: $269.7M
Exited Positions: 83
Exited Value: $337.6M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Castle Hook Partners LP Hedge Fund•Global Macro	$149.7M 678.8K shares
Bornite Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$22.1M 100.0K shares
Goodlander Investment Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$22.1M 100.0K shares
Portolan Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$18.3M 83.2K shares
P Panoramic Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$9.5M 42.9K shares
P PLUSTICK MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Distressed	$8.8M 40.0K shares
F FARLEY CAPITAL II L.P. Hedge Fund•Value	$8.4M 38.2K shares
WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$3.5M 16.0K shares
CHASE INVESTMENT COUNSEL CORP RIA/Wealth	$3.3M 15.0K shares
POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	$2.5M 11.2K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
SUSQUEHANNA ADVISORS GROUP, INC. Private Equity	$99.3M 600.0K shares
Atreides Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$65.1M 393.5K shares
IMC-Chicago, LLC RIA/Wealth	$33.9M 205.0K shares
T TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$17.3M 104.6K shares
Hiddenite Capital Partners LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$9.9M 60.0K shares
Think Investments LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$9.6M 58.0K shares
T TCW GROUP INC Institution	$9.0M 54.5K shares
H Hidden Lake Asset Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$8.1M 48.9K shares
Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	$7.7M 46.3K shares
T TEMASEK HOLDINGS LTD Institution	$7.3M 44.2K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in FSLR as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 72
Call Value: $6.3B
Put Positions: 45
Put Value: $5.9B

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$1.8B 79.4K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$1.2B 52.5K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$958.4M 43.5K contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$625.4M 28.4K contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$323.0M 14.4K contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$304.7M 13.8K contracts
CITIGROUP INC Institution	$159.7M 7.2K contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$158.6M 7.2K contracts
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$137.5M 6.2K contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$87.7M 4.0K contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$1.8B 83.3K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$1.6B 72.7K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$863.7M 39.2K contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$289.6M 13.1K contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$269.3M 12.0K contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$222.4M 10.1K contracts
Toroso Investments, LLC ETF Provider	$110.3M 5.0K contracts
L LMR Partners LLP Institution	$83.5M 3.8K contracts
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	$64.1M 2.9K contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$63.8M 2.9K contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with FSLR as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Clean Energy Transition LLP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Per Axel Lekander CEO	21.62% $246.4M	1.04% 1.1M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 4 years	$1.1B
H Hill City Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Value	Herbert Anselem Frazier CIO	18.84% $460.9M	1.95% 2.1M shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 6m	$2.4B
ENGINE NO. 1 LLC Hedge Fund•Activist	Jennifer Lisa Grancio CEO	11.95% $10.6M	0.04% 48.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$88.6M
S Summerhill Capital Management lnc. Institution	-	9.91% $9.5M	0.04% 43.3K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 9m	$96.3M
Goodlander Investment Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Charles Anthony Labanowski Founder	8.41% $22.1M	0.09% 100.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$262.3M
SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Aaron Foxbruner CFO	6.70% $472.0M	2.00% 2.1M shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 9m	$7.0B
Redwood Grove Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Gregory Ryan Serrurier Managing Partner	6.58% $23.0M	0.10% 104.2K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 1 year	$349.4M
F FARLEY CAPITAL II L.P. Hedge Fund•Value	Evelyn Allende CCO	6.37% $8.4M	0.04% 38.2K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$132.3M
Credit Capital Investments LLC Hedge Fund•Credit Arb	Varkki Pullolickal Chacko Managing Partner	6.33% $5.7M	0.02% 25.7K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 6m	$89.5M
P Panoramic Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Irene Lan Chou CFO	5.99% $9.5M	0.04% 42.9K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$157.8M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in FSLR

VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP

Hedge Fund • Long/Short

Portfolio ManagerOle Andreas Halvorsen

Portfolio Value: $38.5B
Positions: 77
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in First Solar

Market Value: $169.4M
Shares Held: 768.0K
Portfolio Weight: 0.44%
Owned Since: 2025-Q1

Top Holding	Sector	Market Value	Weight
1 PNC Financial Services PNC	Banks - Regional Financial Services	$1.6B	4.16%
2 JPMorgan Chase JPM	Banks - Diversified Financial Services	$1.6B	4.15%
3 Charles Schwab Corporation SCHW	Financial - Capital Markets Financial Services	$1.6B	4.12%