Assured Guaranty
258 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.61B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
41% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 27
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 91
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 248 → 258 (+10)
3.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.06% → 99.84% (+3.8%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.91B → $3.61B (-$296M)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 16 (-8)
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $154M | Put options by funds: $255M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$127M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$42.4M |
| 3 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$24.5M |
| 4 |
CEP
Chicago Equity Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21.9M |
| 5 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
+$18.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$50.9M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$50.3M |
| 3 |
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
|
-$45.5M |
| 4 |
AC
Amici Capital
New York
|
-$32.3M |
| 5 |
TI
Tyrian Investments
New York
|
-$22.4M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
258 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.61B — down 7.6% from $3.91B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new AGO positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AJO LP, adding an estimated $127M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $50.9M.
- 258 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q2 2015, up from 248 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $3.61B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q2 2015, down 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q2 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q2 2015 was AJO LP, an estimated $127M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q2 2015 was Millennium Management, an estimated $50.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.