Assured Guaranty
275 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.16B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
4% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 28
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.11B → $4.16B (+$42.8M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 274 → 275 (+1)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44.1M | Put options by funds: $48.8M
1.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.54% → 94.86% (-1.7%)
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 129
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$30.2M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$12.3M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$8.86M |
| 4 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$7.13M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$6.44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$35.9M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$24.5M |
| 3 |
CRM
Capital Returns Management
Rye,
New York
|
-$18.5M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$18.3M |
| 5 |
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
-$14.5M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
275 of the 4,574 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $4.16B — up 1% from $4.11B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new AGO positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 82 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $30.2M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $35.9M.
- 275 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q3 2019, up from 274 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $4.16B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q3 2019, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q3 2019 and 28 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q3 2019 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $30.2M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q3 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $35.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.