Assured Guaranty
260 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.33B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 117 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 23
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 262 → 260 (-2)
9% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.5M | Put options by funds: $20.4M
1.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.45% → 96.79% (-1.7%)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-1)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.68B → $3.33B (-$352M)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 117
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$19M |
| 2 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.3M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.79M |
| 4 |
CIP
Chartwell Investment Partners
Berywn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.77M |
| 5 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$6.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
|
-$22.5M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$22.3M |
| 3 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$19.2M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$11.9M |
| 5 |
SC
Seawolf Capital
New York
|
-$10.7M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
260 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $3.33B — down 9.6% from $3.68B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in AGO was balanced in Q1 2016: 23 funds opened new positions, 23 closed out, 92 added to existing stakes and 117 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $19M. The largest seller was Soros Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.5M sold.
- 260 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q1 2016, down from 262 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $3.33B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q1 2016, down 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q1 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $19M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q1 2016 was Soros Fund Management, an estimated $22.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.