Compass Minerals
233 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.53B invested in Compass Minerals in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 27
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.41B → $2.53B (+$125M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 228 → 233 (+5)
1.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.57% → 95.96% (+1.4%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 77
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.99M | Put options by funds: $3.24M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$27.5M |
| 2 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$26.4M |
| 3 |
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$20.9M |
| 4 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$13.8M |
| 5 |
NI
Nuance Investments
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$10.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HIM
Hermes Investment Management
London Uk,
United Kingdom
|
-$19.5M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.4M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$15.8M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$9.1M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.49M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NG
251
NatWest Group
Edinburgh, Scotland,
United Kingdom
| – | -$358K | -4,694 | Closed |
|
|
MC
252
Menta Capital
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$320K | -4,200 | Closed |
|
|
FCBT
253
First Citizens Bank & Trust
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$239K | -3,138 | Closed |
|
|
MMLI
254
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | -$214K | -2,805 | Closed |
|
|
QCMC
255
Quantum Capital Management (California)
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$204K | -2,676 | Closed |
|
|
FMW
256
Farr Miller & Washington
Washington,
District of Columbia
| – | -$204K | -2,675 | Closed |
|
257
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$129K | -1,728 | Closed |
|
|
MA
258
MUFG Americas
New York
| – | -$19K | -250 | Closed |
|
259
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$9K | -121 | Closed |
|
CMP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
233 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Compass Minerals (CMP) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $2.53B — up 5.2% from $2.41B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new CMP positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.
The largest buyer was River Road Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $27.5M. The largest seller was Hermes Investment Management, cutting an estimated $19.5M.
- 233 institutional investors held Compass Minerals (CMP) as of Q4 2013, up from 228 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $2.53B of Compass Minerals stock for Q4 2013, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Compass Minerals positions in Q4 2013 and 27 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Compass Minerals buyer in Q4 2013 was River Road Asset Management, an estimated $27.5M added.
- The largest Compass Minerals seller in Q4 2013 was Hermes Investment Management, an estimated $19.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.