DMC Global
BOOM
87 hedge funds and large institutions have $346M invested in DMC Global in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
413% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.22M | Put options by funds: $238K
114% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 7
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 27
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 79 → 87 (+8)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $319M → $346M (+$26.4M)
0.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.28% → 86.66% (+0.39%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.21M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.88M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$3.56M |
| 4 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$2.81M |
| 5 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.31M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$8.48M |
| 2 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$4.04M |
| 3 |
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Austin,
Texas
|
-$2.49M |
| 4 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$2.49M |
| 5 |
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.09M |
BOOM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
87 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in DMC Global (BOOM) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $346M — up 8.3% from $319M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new BOOM positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Granahan Investment Management, adding an estimated $5.21M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.48M.
- 87 institutional investors held DMC Global (BOOM) as of Q1 2018, up from 79 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $346M of DMC Global stock for Q1 2018, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new DMC Global positions in Q1 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest DMC Global buyer in Q1 2018 was Granahan Investment Management, an estimated $5.21M added.
- The largest DMC Global seller in Q1 2018 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $8.48M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.