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244 hedge funds and large institutions have $3B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 26

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.37B → $3B (+$633M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 226 → 244 (+18)

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.67% → 92.96% (+0.29%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 98

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.2M | Put options by funds: $31.5M

Holders
244
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+7.96%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
46
Increased
67
Reduced
98
Closed
26
Calls
$18.2M
Puts
$31.5M
Net Calls
-$13.3M
Net Calls Change
+$29.8M

Top Buyers

1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$23.1M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$18.8M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$14.8M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$12.2M
5
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
+$7.39M

Top Sellers

1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$58.4M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$39M
3
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$38.6M
4
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$31.1M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$24.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAP
201
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$64K +$60.1K +1,502 New
Simplex Trading
202
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$62K +$59.6K +1,489 New
IA
203
IFP Advisors
Florida
$58K – – –
QCG
204
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$51K -$40 -1 -0.1%
Fifth Third Bancorp
205
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$49K -$760 -19 -2%
MRCM
206
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$33K -$408K -10,200 -93%
GRP
207
Global Retirement Partners
California
$31K +$4.2K +105 +17%
MAM
208
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$26K +$2K +50 +9%
FPS
209
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$23K +$1K +25 +5%
Twin Tree Management
210
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$19K +$18K +450 New
M1FG
211
Mach-1 Financial Group
Arkansas
$17K +$8.56K +214 +104%
HFM
212
Harvest Fund Management
China
$15K +$14.4K +361 New
FF
213
FourThought Financial
Florida
$13K -$3.24K -81 -21%
AssetMark Inc
214
AssetMark Inc
California
$11K – – –
GAM
215
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$11K – – –
PCM
216
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$11K – – –
ST
217
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
218
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$11K +$10.1K +252 New
AIC
219
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$10.3K +$9.72K +243 New
TWA
220
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$10K +$2.36K +59 +34%
S
221
SignatureFD
Georgia
$9K -$160 -4 -2%
BCA
222
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
$9K – – –
PMFA
223
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$9K +$8.8K +220 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
224
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$8K – – –
PA
225
Parallel Advisors
California
$6K -$80 -2 -1%
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9
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AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

244 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $3B — up 27% from $2.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new AGO positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 98 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $23.1M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $58.4M.

  • 244 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q1 2021, up from 226 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $3B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q1 2021, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q1 2021 and 26 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q1 2021 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $23.1M added.
  • The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q1 2021 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $58.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.