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204 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in B&G Foods in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.1M | Put options by funds: $4.4M

96% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 45

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 28

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 198204 (+6)

1.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.42%72.88% (-1.5%)

34% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.76B → $1.16B (-$598M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
204
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.03%
% of All Funds
5.44%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
37
Increased
88
Reduced
45
Closed
28
Calls
$12.1M
Puts
$4.4M
Net Calls
+$7.72M
Net Calls Change
-$1.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$113M +$2.9M +98,327 +3%
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$93.3M +$4.67M +158,610 +5%
Neuberger Berman Group
3
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$69.8M -$2.02M -68,600 -3%
CNB
4
City National Bank
California
$61.2M +$6.7M +227,365 +12%
CIP
5
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$58.4M +$4.17M +141,460 +8%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
6
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$50.8M +$4.86M +164,934 +11%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$44.5M +$9.22M +313,104 +26%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$40M +$449K +15,251 +1%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$39M +$2.03M +69,093 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$35.9M +$5.21M +176,992 +17%
EIP
11
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$32.7M +$941K +31,945 +3%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$30.3M +$506K +17,176 +2%
AAM
13
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$29.2M +$9.41M +319,662 +48%
GC
14
GW Capital
Washington
$25.9M +$13.2M +447,598 +103%
Comerica Bank
15
Comerica Bank
Texas
$24.1M -$3.74M -126,867 -13%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$22M +$489K +16,599 +2%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.8M +$327K +11,108 +2%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$18.5M +$4.17M +141,688 +29%
O
19
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$18.3M -$3.14M -106,570 -15%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$17.9M -$533K -18,109 -3%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.1M +$1.6M +54,423 +13%
NC
22
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$13.6M +$756K +25,660 +6%
BTS
23
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$13.5M -$32K -1,085 -2%
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$10.6M -$817K -27,729 -7%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$10M -$5.62M -190,920 -36%

BGS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

204 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in B&G Foods (BGS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.16B — down 34% from $1.76B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new BGS positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 88 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GW Capital, adding an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $557M sold.

  • 204 institutional investors held B&G Foods (BGS) as of Q1 2015, up from 198 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.16B of B&G Foods stock for Q1 2015, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new B&G Foods positions in Q1 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest B&G Foods buyer in Q1 2015 was GW Capital, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest B&G Foods seller in Q1 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $557M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.