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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: 195198 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACM
1
Americafirst Capital Management
California
$557M +$541K +18,634 New
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$112M +$1.52M +52,438 +1%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$90M +$8.95M +308,523 +11%
Neuberger Berman Group
4
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$73M -$3.81M -131,225 -5%
CNB
5
City National Bank
California
$55.4M +$2.35M +80,981 +5%
CIP
6
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$55.1M +$5.99M +206,340 +13%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
7
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$46.7M -$157K -5,419 -0.3%
Westfield Capital Management
8
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$43.5M -$3.03M -104,235 -7%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$40.2M -$2.66M -91,783 -6%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$37.6M +$894K +30,811 +3%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$35.8M +$7.02M +241,931 +25%
EIP
12
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$32.3M -$28.9K -995 -0.1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$31.2M +$1.76M +60,805 +6%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$30.3M +$828K +28,542 +3%
Comerica Bank
15
Comerica Bank
Texas
$28.2M +$25.9M +891,616 +1,683%
CWAM
16
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$23.7M -$15.8M -543,700 -41%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$21.9M +$1.04M +35,792 +5%
O
18
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$21.7M +$3.17M +109,120 +18%
AAM
19
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$20.1M +$9.19M +316,630 +89%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.7M -$651K -22,441 -3%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$18.7M +$669K +23,050 +4%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$15.9M +$832K +28,657 +6%
EAM
23
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$15.7M +$2.27M +78,224 +18%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.5M +$5.89M +202,920 +72%
BTS
25
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$14M +$1.06M +36,352 +347%

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.