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119 hedge funds and large institutions have $480M invested in AllianceBernstein in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 26

33% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.56M | Put options by funds: $4.19M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.81% → 26.81% (-2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 119 (-5)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 24

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $631M → $480M (-$150M)

Holders
119
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.03%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
20
Increased
41
Reduced
26
Closed
24
Calls
$5.56M
Puts
$4.19M
Net Calls
+$1.37M
Net Calls Change
+$2.02M

Top Buyers

1
CIM
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
+$19.7M
2
IG
ING Group
Netherlands
+$12.8M
3
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
+$10.3M
4
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$6.96M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.62M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$66.6M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$10.8M
3
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
-$8.02M
4
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$5.55M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$4.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
76
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$174K +$76.3K +3,690 +73%
WA
77
WFG Advisors
Texas
$170K -$112K -5,427 -39%
GH
78
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$159K – – –
RA
79
Rational Advisors
New York
$159K +$165K +8,000 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
80
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$139K +$116K +5,600 +400%
Creative Planning
81
Creative Planning
Kansas
$131K +$47.1K +2,279 +53%
PCM
82
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$129K +$134K +6,500 New
BRWA
83
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$106K +$38.3K +1,850 +53%
SIA
84
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$99K – – –
CTC
85
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$92K – – –
BPBT
86
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$89K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
87
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$82.9K -$4.48M -216,611 -5%
SF
88
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$74K – – –
AWMS
89
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$67K +$69.3K +3,350 New
LWCFA
90
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$61K – – –
FMT
91
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$57K +$6.12K +296 +11%
MAM
92
Mark Asset Management
New York
$56K +$57.9K +2,800 New
PAM
93
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$52.6K +$54.8K +2,650 New
AIG
94
American International Group
New York
$51.8K +$41 +2 +0.1%
BIM
95
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$50K – – –
GAM
96
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$43K +$12.4K +600 +39%
PSUF
97
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$38K – – –
BFEC
98
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$34K +$35.2K +1,700 New
BC
99
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$32K +$6.21K +300 +23%
GGPS
100
Gary Goldberg Planning Services
New York
$30K – – –
2 3
4
5 6

AB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

119 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AllianceBernstein (AB) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $480M — down 24% from $631M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of AB and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Contrarius Investment Management, adding an estimated $19.7M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $66.6M.

  • 119 institutional investors held AllianceBernstein (AB) as of Q3 2013, down from 124 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $480M of AllianceBernstein stock for Q3 2013, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new AllianceBernstein positions in Q3 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest AllianceBernstein buyer in Q3 2013 was Contrarius Investment Management, an estimated $19.7M added.
  • The largest AllianceBernstein seller in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $66.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.