Assured Guaranty
278 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.33B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 29
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 275 → 278 (+3)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.16B → $4.33B (+$173M)
2.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.86% → 92.79% (-2.1%)
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 9 (-2)
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37.8M | Put options by funds: $49.9M
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 127
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$29M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$19.5M |
| 3 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$14.7M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$9.66M |
| 5 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$6.63M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$53M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$40.3M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$28M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$22.2M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$21M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
278 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $4.33B — up 4.2% from $4.16B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new AGO positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 127 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $29M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $53M.
- 278 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q4 2019, up from 275 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $4.33B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q4 2019, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q4 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q4 2019 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $29M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $53M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.