Assured Guaranty
285 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.84B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 103 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 40
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 281 → 285 (+4)
0.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.21% → 95.16% (-0.05%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 103 | Existing positions reduced: 113
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.36B → $3.84B (-$512M)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 14 (-2)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $46.3M | Put options by funds: $76.6M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$34.5M |
| 2 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$26M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$22.7M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$21.1M |
| 5 |
RCMNY
Rubric Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
+$15.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$39.9M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$37.3M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$31.9M |
| 4 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$23.7M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$19.5M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
285 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.84B — down 12% from $4.36B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new AGO positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 103 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.
The largest buyer was APG Asset Management, adding an estimated $34.5M. The largest seller was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, cutting an estimated $39.9M.
- 285 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q4 2018, up from 281 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $3.84B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q4 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q4 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q4 2018 was APG Asset Management, an estimated $34.5M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q4 2018 was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, an estimated $39.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.