Compass Minerals
272 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.62B invested in Compass Minerals in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 94
7.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.42% → 92.9% (+7.5%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.74B → $2.62B (-$122M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 278 → 272 (-6)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 30
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.93M | Put options by funds: $11.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$62.4M |
| 2 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$29.8M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$17.9M |
| 4 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.3M |
| 5 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$10.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$25.4M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$24.6M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$18.4M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$17.8M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$15.5M |
CMP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
272 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Compass Minerals (CMP) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.62B — down 4.5% from $2.74B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of CMP and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 105 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $62.4M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, cutting an estimated $25.4M.
- 272 institutional investors held Compass Minerals (CMP) as of Q3 2014, down from 278 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $2.62B of Compass Minerals stock for Q3 2014, down 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Compass Minerals positions in Q3 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Compass Minerals buyer in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $62.4M added.
- The largest Compass Minerals seller in Q3 2014 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $25.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.