Assured Guaranty
243 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.59B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $148M | Put options by funds: $134M
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.61B → $3.59B (-$22.2M)
1.72% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.84% → 98.12% (-1.7%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 258 → 243 (-15)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 14 (-2)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 107
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 41
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$29.9M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$25.1M |
| 3 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$19.6M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$18.8M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Amici Capital
New York
|
-$55.8M |
| 2 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$27.4M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$23.4M |
| 4 |
BM
Bridger Management
New York
|
-$22.9M |
| 5 |
HCM
Hirzel Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$21.1M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
243 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $3.59B — down 0.61% from $3.61B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of AGO and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 107 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $29.9M. The largest seller was Amici Capital, cutting an estimated $55.8M.
- 243 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q3 2015, down from 258 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $3.59B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q3 2015, down 0.61% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q3 2015 and 41 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q3 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $29.9M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q3 2015 was Amici Capital, an estimated $55.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.