Assured Guaranty
226 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.36B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 35
48% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $2.36B (+$760M)
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 67
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 208 → 226 (+18)
3.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.08% → 92.63% (+3.6%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.1M | Put options by funds: $53.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$95.2M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$50.4M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$23.4M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$23.4M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$16.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$33.9M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$33M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$25.6M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$24.2M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$21.1M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
226 of the 5,676 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $2.36B — up 48% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new AGO positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 78 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $95.2M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, cutting an estimated $33.9M.
- 226 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q4 2020, up from 208 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $2.36B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q4 2020, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q4 2020 and 35 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $95.2M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q4 2020 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $33.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.