Choice Hotels
130 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.61B invested in Choice Hotels in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
305% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $952K | Put options by funds: $235K
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 11
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.61B (+$146M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 123 → 130 (+7)
1.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.22% → 49.42% (+1.2%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 46
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$15.8M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$15M |
| 3 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$12.9M |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$10.7M |
| 5 |
SCM
Sirios Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.07M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14.5M |
| 2 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$14.1M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$5.73M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.78M |
| 5 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$2.29M |
CHH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
130 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Choice Hotels (CHH) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.61B — up 10% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new CHH positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, cutting an estimated $14.5M.
- 130 institutional investors held Choice Hotels (CHH) as of Q4 2014, up from 123 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $1.61B of Choice Hotels stock for Q4 2014, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Choice Hotels positions in Q4 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Choice Hotels buyer in Q4 2014 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $15.8M added.
- The largest Choice Hotels seller in Q4 2014 was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, an estimated $14.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.