Assured Guaranty
276 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.77B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 123 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 25
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 15 (+1)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 270 → 276 (+6)
2.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.16% → 93.9% (-2.3%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4B → $3.77B (-$229M)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 123
62% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.1M | Put options by funds: $79.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$27.6M |
| 2 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$26.1M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.1M |
| 4 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$13.2M |
| 5 |
ACI
AB CarVal Investors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$11.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$81.7M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$30.9M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$21.9M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$20.9M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$19.5M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
276 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $3.77B — down 5.7% from $4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new AGO positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 123 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $27.6M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $81.7M.
- 276 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q2 2018, up from 270 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $3.77B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q2 2018, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q2 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $27.6M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q2 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $81.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.