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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
TJHA
176
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$186K – – –
STC
177
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$152K -$28.5K -1,000 -17%
QT
178
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$152K +$140K +4,905 New
US Bancorp
179
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$137K -$62K -2,179 -33%
AIG
180
American International Group
New York
$123K – – –
SG Americas Securities
181
SG Americas Securities
New York
$116K -$22K -773 -17%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
182
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$115K -$4.35K -153 -4%
Barclays
183
Barclays
United Kingdom
$111K -$47.8K -1,679 -31%
MLICM
184
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$92K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
185
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$45K -$15.7K -553 -28%
IRS
186
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
$43K -$30.6K -1,075 -44%
LTFS
187
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$38K -$5.44K -191 -13%
CG
188
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$26K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
189
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$21K – – –
KBC Group
190
KBC Group
Belgium
$13K -$75.7K -2,660 -86%
HI
191
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
Lazard Asset Management
192
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$3K -$208K -7,300 -99%
PTC
193
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$2K – – –
MI
194
Markston International
New York
$1K -$1.25M -43,937 -100%
S
195
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1K -$3.07K -108 -72%
MFS
196
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K +$711 +25 New
EWM
197
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$1K +$1.37K +48 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
198
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$95 – – –
UOC
199
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
– -$12.9M -449,363 Closed
WMSA
200
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$11.5M -400,000 Closed
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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.