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198 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.76B invested in B&G Foods in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

163% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.3M | Put options by funds: $5.45M

66% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.06B → $1.76B (+$702M)

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 26

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 59

2.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.58% → 74.42% (+2.8%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 195 → 198 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
198
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.54%
% of All Funds
5.28%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
33
Increased
73
Reduced
59
Closed
26
Calls
$14.3M
Puts
$5.45M
Net Calls
+$8.86M
Net Calls Change
+$3.88M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$25.9M
2
GC
GW Capital
Washington
+$12.6M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$9.19M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$8.95M
5
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
+$7.36M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$17.3M
2
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$15.8M
3
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
-$13.8M
4
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
-$5.43M
5
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$4.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Federated Hermes
51
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$3.47M – – –
Allianz Asset Management
52
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$3.43M +$125K +4,303 +4%
TPCM
53
Three Peaks Capital Management
Colorado
$3.36M +$849K +29,267 +35%
WSCM
54
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$3.35M -$26K -897 -0.8%
WT
55
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$3.31M +$1.45M +49,987 +82%
OIM
56
Opus Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.26M – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
57
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.25M – – –
CS
58
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.13M -$818K -28,198 -21%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
59
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.03M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
60
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.99M +$26.8K +923 +0.9%
California Public Employees Retirement System
61
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.81M – – –
CS
62
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$2.79M +$2.7M +93,193 New
AllianceBernstein
63
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.62M -$14.5K -500 -0.6%
JP Morgan Chase
64
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.5M +$52.3K +1,803 +2%
TA
65
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.25M – – –
LPL Financial
66
LPL Financial
California
$2.13M +$195K +6,730 +10%
PPA
67
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.02M -$64.4K -2,220 -3%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
68
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.97M -$33.4K -1,150 -2%
US Bancorp
69
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.93M – – –
Swiss National Bank
70
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.91M +$174K +6,000 +10%
SLA
71
Silver Lake Advisory
Utah
$1.9M +$16.2K +559 +0.9%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
72
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.88M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
73
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.82M -$109K -3,745 -6%
ERSOT
74
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.79M +$1.74M +60,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
75
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.73M +$1.35M +46,568 +413%
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BGS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

198 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in B&G Foods (BGS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.76B — up 66% from $1.06B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BGS positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Comerica Bank, adding an estimated $25.9M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.3M sold.

  • 198 institutional investors held B&G Foods (BGS) as of Q4 2014, up from 195 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.76B of B&G Foods stock for Q4 2014, up 66% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new B&G Foods positions in Q4 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest B&G Foods buyer in Q4 2014 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $25.9M added.
  • The largest B&G Foods seller in Q4 2014 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $17.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.