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Assured Guaranty
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274 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.11B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.62% → 96.43% (-0.2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 284 → 274 (-10)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.4B → $4.11B (-$292M)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 40

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 12 (-2)

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36.4M | Put options by funds: $51.7M

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 121

Holders
274
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-3.52%
% of All Funds
5.95%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
35
Increased
80
Reduced
121
Closed
40
Calls
$36.4M
Puts
$51.7M
Net Calls
-$15.3M
Net Calls Change
+$26.3M

Top Buyers

1
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$26.7M
2
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
+$23.5M
3
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$22M
4
KBG
Kahn Brothers Group
New York
+$14.4M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$14.2M

Top Sellers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$24.5M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$21.3M
3
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
-$20.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$14.2M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$13.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCP
26
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$29.3M -$20.5M -465,848 -40%
AG
27
Aperio Group
California
$28M +$514K +11,654 +2%
ACM
28
Aurelius Capital Management
New York
$27.9M +$6.04M +136,926 +26%
PFMOSF
29
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
$26.6M -$1.43M -32,506 -5%
N
30
Nuveen
North Carolina
$25.4M +$26.7M +604,296 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
31
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$25.2M -$13.3K -301 -0.1%
CRM
32
Capital Returns Management
New York
$23.9M +$4.54M +102,976 +22%
Bank of America
33
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.5M -$23.7K -537 -0.1%
Mackenzie Financial
34
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$22.2M +$1.5M +34,073 +7%
XSC
35
X-Square Capital
Puerto Rico
$22M +$1.76M +40,000 +8%
UBS AM
36
UBS AM
Illinois
$21.2M -$390K -8,846 -2%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$19.9M +$10.5K +239 +0.1%
ClearBridge Investments
38
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$19.6M +$3.56M +80,809 +21%
Russell Investments Group
39
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$19.5M -$1.87M -42,421 -8%
SCM
40
Schneider Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$19.2M -$5.13M -116,300 -20%
HSBC Holdings
41
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$18.6M -$1.8M -40,812 -8%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
42
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$17.9M -$2.38M -53,997 -11%
NI
43
NFC Investments
Tennessee
$17.5M -$488K -11,055 -3%
RCM
44
Raging Capital Management
New Jersey
$17.2M +$4.61M +104,608 +34%
Bank of New York Mellon
45
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.9M -$933K -21,163 -5%
Los Angeles Capital Management
46
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$15.8M -$557K -12,620 -3%
First Trust Advisors
47
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$15.2M +$3.07M +69,559 +24%
AAMU
48
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$14.6M +$4.99M +113,226 +49%
TCM
49
Tegean Capital Management
New York
$14.1M +$878K +19,900 +6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
50
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$14M -$2.71M -61,404 -16%
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AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

274 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.11B — down 6.6% from $4.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of AGO and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 121 trimmed existing stakes and 80 added.

The largest buyer was Nuveen, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $24.5M.

  • 274 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q2 2019, down from 284 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.11B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q2 2019, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q2 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $26.7M added.
  • The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q2 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $24.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.