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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
ProShare Advisors
126
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$625K +$38K +1,334 +7%
GCP
127
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$611K +$561K +19,723 New
BCIM
128
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$606K – – –
MLIM
129
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
$603K +$554K +19,472 New
Asset Management One
130
Asset Management One
Japan
$601K +$552K +19,400 New
Citigroup
131
Citigroup
New York
$575K +$342K +12,003 +184%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
132
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$571K -$370 -13 -0.1%
URS
133
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$571K +$2.85K +100 +0.5%
DTL
134
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$557K +$272K +9,573 +114%
Wellington Management Group
135
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$544K -$23.2M -815,277 -98%
Bank of Montreal
136
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$513K – – –
RFC
137
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$499K -$5.84M -205,317 -93%
B
138
Barings
North Carolina
$487K +$447K +15,700 New
FMA
139
Fiduciary Management Associates
Illinois
$481K – – –
JG
140
Jefferies Group
New York
$477K +$182K +6,412 +71%
BA
141
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$466K +$8.85K +311 +2%
ST
142
Spot Trading
Illinois
$464K +$424K +14,895 +18,165%
SM
143
Salzhauer Michael
$452K -$138K -4,846 -25%
Stifel Financial
144
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$428K +$393K +13,816 New
CC
145
Cipher Capital
New York
$401K +$369K +12,950 New
PAM
146
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$400K +$30.1K +1,056 +9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
147
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$395K +$39.2K +1,379 +12%
AG
148
Aperio Group
California
$385K +$353K +12,408 New
ARTA
149
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$384K +$79K +2,777 +29%
SCA
150
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$375K -$604K -21,218 -64%
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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.