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199 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.55B invested in Popular Inc in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 26

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.35B → $2.55B (+$201M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 184 → 199 (+15)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 74

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22M | Put options by funds: $84.4M

Holders
199
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+8.15%
% of All Funds
5.75%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
43
Increased
55
Reduced
74
Closed
26
Calls
$22M
Puts
$84.4M
Net Calls
-$62.4M
Net Calls Change
+$15.8M

Top Buyers

1
PCM
Palestra Capital Management
New York
+$28.9M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$24.2M
3
AGCJ
Alden Global Capital (Jersey)
Jersey
+$19.9M
4
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$17.5M
5
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$17.5M

Top Sellers

1
MCMC
Matrix Capital Management Company
New Hampshire
-$28.5M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$23.2M
3
VM
Valinor Management
New York
-$21.7M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$21.1M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$19.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Swiss National Bank
76
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.56M +$729K +25,600 +29%
Pzena Investment Management
77
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$3.45M – – –
MAA
78
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$3.44M +$1.35M +47,520 +75%
NAM
79
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.25M -$77.4K -2,718 -3%
CS
80
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.23M -$508K -17,846 -15%
Allianz Asset Management
81
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$3.11M – – –
ARC
82
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$3.03M -$585K -20,564 -17%
QI
83
QS Investors
New York
$2.55M +$2.34M +82,300 New
TA
84
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.55M -$774K -27,184 -25%
BG
85
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.36M +$353K +12,400 +19%
GF
86
Gabelli Funds
New York
$2.32M – – –
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
87
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.29M +$3.13K +110 +0.1%
MIU
88
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.25M +$363K +12,746 +21%
RhumbLine Advisers
89
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.11M -$38.7K -1,360 -2%
CANY
90
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$2.08M – – –
OAM
91
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.06M +$1.9M +66,593 New
UBS AM
92
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.03M +$256K +9,000 +16%
SCP
93
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$1.97M +$148K +5,185 +9%
PM
94
Penbrook Management
New York
$1.94M +$921K +32,350 +99%
Prudential Financial
95
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.87M +$1.44M +50,500 +516%
SFM
96
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.87M +$1.71M +60,250 New
NFA
97
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.84M -$185K -6,500 -10%
Nomura Holdings
98
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.78M +$34.7K +1,220 +2%
Wells Fargo
99
Wells Fargo
California
$1.7M +$545K +19,157 +54%
CI
100
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.69M – – –
2 3
4
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BPOP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

199 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Popular Inc (BPOP) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.55B — up 8.6% from $2.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new BPOP positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Palestra Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.9M. The largest seller was Matrix Capital Management Company, cutting an estimated $28.5M.

  • 199 institutional investors held Popular Inc (BPOP) as of Q1 2014, up from 184 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.55B of Popular Inc stock for Q1 2014, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Popular Inc positions in Q1 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Popular Inc buyer in Q1 2014 was Palestra Capital Management, an estimated $28.9M added.
  • The largest Popular Inc seller in Q1 2014 was Matrix Capital Management Company, an estimated $28.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.