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Assured Guaranty
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274 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.11B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.62% → 96.43% (-0.2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 284 → 274 (-10)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.4B → $4.11B (-$292M)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 40

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 12 (-2)

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36.4M | Put options by funds: $51.7M

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 121

Holders
274
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-3.52%
% of All Funds
5.95%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
35
Increased
80
Reduced
121
Closed
40
Calls
$36.4M
Puts
$51.7M
Net Calls
-$15.3M
Net Calls Change
+$26.3M

Top Buyers

1
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$26.7M
2
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
+$23.5M
3
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$22M
4
KBG
Kahn Brothers Group
New York
+$14.4M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$14.2M

Top Sellers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$24.5M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$21.3M
3
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
-$20.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$14.2M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$13.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$425M -$24.5M -555,781 -5%
Wellington Management Group
2
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$361M -$12.3M -279,348 -3%
PI
3
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$304M +$6.54M +148,255 +2%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$301M -$5.14M -116,568 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$161M +$5.37M +121,725 +3%
AQR Capital Management
6
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$158M +$14.2M +321,954 +9%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
7
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$156M +$4.09M +92,791 +3%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
8
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$110M +$22M +498,139 +23%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$99.5M -$13.3M -301,818 -11%
Principal Financial Group
10
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$97.1M -$1.74M -39,543 -2%
APG Asset Management
11
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$92M +$23.5M +532,400 +27%
Man Group
12
Man Group
United Kingdom
$85.8M -$205K -4,654 -0.2%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$85.2M +$4.84M +109,643 +6%
Boston Partners
14
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$81.2M -$2.37M -53,733 -3%
KBG
15
Kahn Brothers Group
New York
$65.9M +$14.4M +326,930 +26%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$64.2M – – –
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$60.5M -$613K -13,901 -1%
TCM
18
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$58.8M -$2.04M -46,300 -3%
TIM
19
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$57.8M -$12.5M -282,704 -17%
LSV Asset Management
20
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$51.4M +$1.05M +23,900 +2%
Arrowstreet Capital
21
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$48.7M +$13.6M +307,827 +36%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$46.6M -$1.22M -27,588 -2%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
23
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$43.1M +$249K +5,653 +0.6%
TCA
24
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
$33.9M +$7.94M +180,000 +29%
Charles Schwab
25
Charles Schwab
California
$30.7M -$585K -13,255 -2%
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AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

274 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.11B — down 6.6% from $4.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of AGO and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 121 trimmed existing stakes and 80 added.

The largest buyer was Nuveen, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $24.5M.

  • 274 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q2 2019, down from 284 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.11B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q2 2019, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q2 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $26.7M added.
  • The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q2 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $24.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.