Assured Guaranty
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$26.7M |
| 2 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$23.5M |
| 3 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$22M |
| 4 |
KBG
Kahn Brothers Group
New York
|
+$14.4M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$14.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$24.5M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$21.3M |
| 3 |
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
-$20.5M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$14.2M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$13.3M |
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.