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Central Securities Corp

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $73.7M invested in Central Securities Corp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 12

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.38%11.81% (-0.57%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5250 (-2)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.8M → $73.7M (-$18.1M)

Holders
50
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
1.11%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
6
Increased
24
Reduced
12
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BI
1
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$13.6M -$1.04M -39,087 -7%
TJHA
2
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$11.4M -$389K -14,570 -3%
1CP
3
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$8.88M +$310K +11,600 +3%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.14M +$2.04M +76,523 +30%
SFS
5
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$6.64M -$922K -34,559 -11%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.21M +$587K +22,002 +15%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.45M +$53.1K +1,988 +2%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$1.43M +$73.1K +2,740 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.34M +$126K +4,714 +10%
ZIG
10
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
$967K +$44K +1,650 +4%
CL
11
CSS LLC
Illinois
$910K +$39.9K +1,496 +4%
CIBC World Market
12
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$853K +$26.3K +985 +3%
BBHC
13
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$828K
CTA
14
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$729K +$33.3K +1,246 +4%
BBPWM
15
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$722K +$3.18K +119 +0.4%
SCA
16
Sippican Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$720K
UCI
17
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$647K +$115K +4,300 +20%
NRS
18
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$644K
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$629K +$155K +5,803 +30%
JC
20
JBF Capital
Colorado
$621K
First Manhattan
21
First Manhattan
New York
$620K -$175K -6,560 -21%
6M
22
6 Meridian
Kansas
$559K +$5.15K +193 +0.9%
GC
23
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$496K -$481K -18,027 -47%
MC
24
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$461K -$928K -34,786 -65%
QCIG
25
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$461K +$114K +4,289 +30%

CET Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

50 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Central Securities Corp (CET) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $73.7M — down 20% from $91.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of CET and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $2.04M. The largest seller was Bulldog Investors, cutting an estimated $1.04M.

  • 50 institutional investors held Central Securities Corp (CET) as of Q4 2018, down from 52 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $73.7M of Central Securities Corp stock for Q4 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Central Securities Corp positions in Q4 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Central Securities Corp buyer in Q4 2018 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $2.04M added.
  • The largest Central Securities Corp seller in Q4 2018 was Bulldog Investors, an estimated $1.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.