Assured Guaranty
276 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.82B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 103 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 34
0.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.7% → 96.19% (+0.49%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 275 → 276 (+1)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 103 | Existing positions reduced: 106
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-1)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.31B → $3.82B (-$481M)
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.8M | Put options by funds: $67.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$36.3M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$24M |
| 3 |
CRM
Capital Returns Management
Rye,
New York
|
+$23.2M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$16.2M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$15.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$57.3M |
| 2 |
VCM
Venor Capital Management
New York
|
-$34.3M |
| 3 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$33.3M |
| 4 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$32.3M |
| 5 |
FCP
Fine Capital Partners
New York
|
-$32.2M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
276 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.82B — down 11% from $4.31B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new AGO positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 103 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $36.3M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $57.3M.
- 276 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q4 2017, up from 275 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $3.82B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q4 2017, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q4 2017 and 34 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $36.3M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $57.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.