Assured Guaranty
271 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.38B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
11% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 37
1.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.44% → 95.15% (+1.7%)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 100
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.6B → $4.38B (-$218M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 275 → 271 (-4)
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $39.2M | Put options by funds: $50M
44% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 10 (-8)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$240M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$55.4M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$45.8M |
| 4 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
+$33.8M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$25.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$68.2M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$57.9M |
| 3 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$45.8M |
| 4 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
-$33.4M |
| 5 |
CIP
Chartwell Investment Partners
Berywn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$20.5M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
271 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.38B — down 4.7% from $4.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new AGO positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 102 added to existing stakes and 100 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $240M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $68.2M.
- 271 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q1 2017, down from 275 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $4.38B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q1 2017, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q1 2017 and 37 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $240M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q1 2017 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $68.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.