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252 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.87B invested in Bankunited in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

123% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.43M | Put options by funds: $1.09M

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

2.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.54%93.47% (-2.1%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 288252 (-36)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 104

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.56B → $2.87B (-$686M)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 66

Holders
252
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
5.61%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
33
Increased
86
Reduced
104
Closed
66
Calls
$2.43M
Puts
$1.09M
Net Calls
+$1.34M
Net Calls Change
+$458K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$27.3M -$3.94M -120,801 -12%
SCP
27
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$26.1M +$581K +17,842 +2%
Wells Fargo
28
Wells Fargo
California
$24.3M -$17.6M -539,529 -40%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$23.8M -$372K -11,417 -1%
SO
30
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$23.5M +$4.1M +125,975 +19%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$23.1M -$7.04M -215,958 -22%
Brown Advisory
32
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$22.8M -$60.1M -1,845,410 -71%
PPA
33
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$20.4M +$4.38M +134,536 +25%
AR
34
Advisory Research
Illinois
$20.4M -$601K -18,440 -3%
O
35
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$19.1M +$820K +25,166 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
36
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$17.8M +$692K +21,248 +4%
Balyasny Asset Management
37
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$17.6M -$2.09M -64,054 -10%
CI Investments Inc
38
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$17.2M +$1.93M +59,100 +11%
BCM
39
BHZ Capital Management
California
$17.1M +$2.86M +87,799 +18%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.8M -$14.6M -447,394 -44%
Wellington Management Group
41
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$15.5M +$2.6M +79,768 +18%
CRCP
42
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$15.2M -$4.01K -123 -0%
Northern Trust
43
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.4M -$308K -9,463 -2%
Morgan Stanley
44
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.9M -$11.3M -348,179 -45%
SCM
45
Shoals Capital Management
Virginia
$12.7M +$13.8M +425,000 New
BGIM
46
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$12.2M +$4.88M +149,816 +58%
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$11.2M +$90.9K +2,791 +0.8%
First Trust Advisors
48
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$10.9M +$319K +9,793 +3%
MCM
49
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$10.6M +$5.38M +164,983 +87%
UBS AM
50
UBS AM
Illinois
$10.3M -$813K -24,952 -7%

BKU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

252 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bankunited (BKU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.87B — down 19% from $3.56B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of BKU and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 33 holders — while 104 trimmed existing stakes and 86 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $40.2M. The largest seller was Brown Advisory, cutting an estimated $60.1M.

  • 252 institutional investors held Bankunited (BKU) as of Q4 2018, down from 288 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.87B of Bankunited stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Bankunited positions in Q4 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of -33 holders.
  • The largest Bankunited buyer in Q4 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $40.2M added.
  • The largest Bankunited seller in Q4 2018 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $60.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.