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185 hedge funds and large institutions have $617M invested in Buckle in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 57

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 190 → 185 (-5)

5.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.65% → 69.27% (-5.4%)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 29

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $844M → $617M (-$226M)

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.27M | Put options by funds: $4.91M

Holders
185
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.63%
% of All Funds
4.12%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
25
Increased
66
Reduced
57
Closed
29
Calls
$3.27M
Puts
$4.91M
Net Calls
-$1.63M
Net Calls Change
+$10.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$5.94M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.49M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.32M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.65M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$1.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$18.3M
2
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$18M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.64M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.72M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$3.36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
101
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$394K +$9.08K +448 +2%
AAA
102
Adams Asset Advisors
Texas
$384K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
103
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$383K +$46K +2,269 +13%
AIP
104
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$372K – – –
TPSF
105
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$360K +$14.5K +716 +4%
UBS AM
106
UBS AM
Illinois
$346K – – –
Pacer Advisors
107
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$335K +$128K +6,340 +58%
D.E. Shaw & Co
108
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$333K +$349K +17,237 New
QIM
109
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$328K +$344K +17,000 New
BCM
110
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$326K +$342K +16,860 New
HK
111
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$324K -$10.7K -526 -3%
UA
112
Unison Advisors
District of Columbia
$307K +$3.44K +170 +1%
CA
113
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
$288K +$253K +12,497 New
MIM
114
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$274K – – –
SOADOR
115
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$256K +$6.02K +297 +2%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
116
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$246K -$57.1K -2,817 -18%
VOYA Investment Management
117
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$246K +$13.3K +654 +5%
MERSOM
118
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$245K +$257K +12,660 New
HSBC Holdings
119
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$241K +$75K +3,700 +42%
CI
120
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
$228K – – –
HIMCH
121
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$227K – – –
WP
122
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$227K +$142 +7 +0.1%
Squarepoint
123
Squarepoint
New York
$226K +$237K +11,688 New
HP
124
Hikari Power
Japan
$220K – – –
OPERF
125
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$209K +$219K +10,812 New
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BKE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

185 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Buckle (BKE) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $617M — down 27% from $844M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of BKE and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $5.94M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, cutting an estimated $18.3M.

  • 185 institutional investors held Buckle (BKE) as of Q4 2018, down from 190 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $617M of Buckle stock for Q4 2018, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Buckle positions in Q4 2018 and 29 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Buckle buyer in Q4 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $5.94M added.
  • The largest Buckle seller in Q4 2018 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $18.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.