Compass Minerals
278 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.74B invested in Compass Minerals in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
130% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 20
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 252 → 278 (+26)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.57B → $2.74B (+$167M)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 94
8.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.45% → 85.42% (-8%)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
61% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.26M | Put options by funds: $11M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$37.3M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$31.1M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$23M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$22.3M |
| 5 |
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
|
+$12.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIM
RS Investment Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$260M |
| 2 |
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
|
-$38.3M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$25.9M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$22.3M |
| 5 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$21.1M |
CMP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
278 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Compass Minerals (CMP) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.74B — up 6.5% from $2.57B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new CMP positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 95 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Prudential Financial, adding an estimated $37.3M. The largest seller was RS Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $260M sold.
- 278 institutional investors held Compass Minerals (CMP) as of Q2 2014, up from 252 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $2.74B of Compass Minerals stock for Q2 2014, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Compass Minerals positions in Q2 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest Compass Minerals buyer in Q2 2014 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $37.3M added.
- The largest Compass Minerals seller in Q2 2014 was RS Investment Management, an estimated $260M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.