Belden
251 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.47B invested in Belden in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
105% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 19
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 233 → 251 (+18)
0.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 107.34% → 106.51% (-0.83%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 91
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.66B → $3.47B (-$189M)
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.16M | Put options by funds: $4.26M
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 5 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$49.3M |
| 2 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$14.8M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$12.6M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
+$12.5M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$10.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
|
-$59.3M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$38.8M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.3M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$12M |
| 5 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$9.08M |
BDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
251 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Belden (BDC) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.47B — down 5.2% from $3.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new BDC positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Boston Partners, adding an estimated $49.3M. The largest seller was Basswood Capital Management, cutting an estimated $59.3M.
- 251 institutional investors held Belden (BDC) as of Q4 2017, up from 233 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $3.47B of Belden stock for Q4 2017, down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Belden positions in Q4 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Belden buyer in Q4 2017 was Boston Partners, an estimated $49.3M added.
- The largest Belden seller in Q4 2017 was Basswood Capital Management, an estimated $59.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.