We are live on ! Find out more
BOOM icon

DMC Global
BOOM

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $256M invested in DMC Global in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $336K | Put options by funds: $199K

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $211M → $256M (+$44.9M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 84 (-6)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 37

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
84
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
2.41%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
24
Reduced
37
Closed
12
Calls
$336K
Puts
$199K
Net Calls
+$137K
Net Calls Change
+$354K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$4.5M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$3.54M
3
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$3.38M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$1.37M
5
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
+$1.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$737K
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$532K
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$467K
4
WI
WHV Investments
California
-$460K
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$439K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VOYA Investment Management
51
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$322K – – –
Swiss National Bank
52
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$314K – – –
Morgan Stanley
53
Morgan Stanley
New York
$298K +$162K +7,836 +139%
Acadian Asset Management
54
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$274K -$95.8K -4,646 -27%
MERSOM
55
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$264K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
56
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$255K – – –
MLICM
57
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$242K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
58
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$235K – – –
Goldman Sachs
59
Goldman Sachs
New York
$229K -$62.2K -3,018 -23%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
60
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$215K -$27K -1,310 -12%
CIM
61
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$211K – – –
Invesco
62
Invesco
Georgia
$211K +$247 +12 +0.1%
AIG
63
American International Group
New York
$202K -$3.77K -183 -2%
Deutsche Bank
64
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$187K -$258K -12,501 -59%
BA
65
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$176K -$24.5K -1,188 -13%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
66
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$141K – – –
STC
67
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$135K +$2.06K +100 +2%
AllianceBernstein
68
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$97K -$45K -2,181 -33%
Bank of America
69
Bank of America
North Carolina
$97K +$24.3K +1,180 +37%
Canada Life
70
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$73K – – –
FMT
71
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$46K – – –
U
72
UBS
Switzerland
$42K -$31.3K -1,518 -45%
VFA
73
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$26K +$24.5K +1,189 New
TRCT
74
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$18K +$12.2K +593 +299%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
75
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$11K – – –
1 2
3
4

BOOM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

84 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in DMC Global (BOOM) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $256M — up 21% from $211M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of BOOM and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 37 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Heartland Advisors, adding an estimated $4.5M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $737K.

  • 84 institutional investors held DMC Global (BOOM) as of Q2 2014, down from 90 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $256M of DMC Global stock for Q2 2014, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new DMC Global positions in Q2 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest DMC Global buyer in Q2 2014 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $4.5M added.
  • The largest DMC Global seller in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $737K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.