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CET

Central Securities Corp
CET

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $56M invested in Central Securities Corp in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 38 (+1)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53.8M → $56M (+$2.2M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.65% → 10.05% (-0.6%)

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
38
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.7%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
6
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$3.23M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$1.06M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$619K
4
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
+$607K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$336K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.45M
2
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
-$904K
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$629K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$528K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$481K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
U
26
UBS
Switzerland
$166K +$100K +4,599 +163%
JC
27
JBF Capital
Colorado
$163K – – –
WAM
28
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$138K -$629K -28,894 -82%
TCOV
29
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$45K – – –
FNBT
30
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$39K – – –
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21K – – –
AllianceBernstein
32
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$17K +$16.8K +771 New
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$12K – – –
MFBTD
34
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$9K +$8.71K +400 New
TRCT
35
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K +$9.21K +423 New
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$6K +$5.42K +249 +4,980%
PSUF
37
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$4K – – –
CFN
38
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$2K +$2.18K +100 New
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$1.03K – – –
SG Americas Securities
40
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$481K -22,124 Closed
RFA
41
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
– -$49K -2,256 Closed
BBPWM
42
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
– -$11K -500 Closed
WEC
43
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
– -$1K -33 Closed
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CET Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

38 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Securities Corp (CET) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $56M — up 4.1% from $53.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new CET positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.23M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.45M.

  • 38 institutional investors held Central Securities Corp (CET) as of Q1 2014, up from 37 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $56M of Central Securities Corp stock for Q1 2014, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Central Securities Corp positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Central Securities Corp buyer in Q1 2014 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $3.23M added.
  • The largest Central Securities Corp seller in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.