Assured Guaranty
272 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.86B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
30% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 13 (+3)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.38B → $4.86B (+$478M)
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 29
0.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.15% → 95.67% (+0.52%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 271 → 272 (+1)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 121
35% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $54.5M | Put options by funds: $84.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$76.1M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$36.6M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$29.3M |
| 4 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$22.3M |
| 5 |
KBG
Kahn Brothers Group
New York
|
+$15.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$37.5M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$27.7M |
| 3 |
FCP
Fine Capital Partners
New York
|
-$26M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$23M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$21.5M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
272 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $4.86B — up 11% from $4.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new AGO positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 88 added to existing stakes and 121 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $76.1M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $37.5M.
- 272 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q2 2017, up from 271 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $4.86B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q2 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q2 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q2 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $76.1M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q2 2017 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $37.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.