Compass Minerals
319 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.1B invested in Compass Minerals in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
49% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17M | Put options by funds: $11.4M
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 118
3.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 106.62% → 102.78% (-3.8%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 355 → 319 (-36)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.61B → $2.1B (-$508M)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
56% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 59
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$49.4M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$13.3M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.74M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$6.72M |
| 5 |
BCA
Bernzott Capital Advisors
Camarillo,
California
|
+$6.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
-$46.9M |
| 2 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$22.7M |
| 3 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
-$15.4M |
| 4 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$13.4M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$12.2M |
CMP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
319 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Compass Minerals (CMP) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.1B — down 19% from $2.61B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of CMP and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 33 holders — while 118 trimmed existing stakes and 121 added.
The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $49.4M. The largest seller was River Road Asset Management, cutting an estimated $46.9M.
- 319 institutional investors held Compass Minerals (CMP) as of Q1 2018, down from 355 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.1B of Compass Minerals stock for Q1 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Compass Minerals positions in Q1 2018 and 59 closed out, a net change of -33 holders.
- The largest Compass Minerals buyer in Q1 2018 was Prudential plc, an estimated $49.4M added.
- The largest Compass Minerals seller in Q1 2018 was River Road Asset Management, an estimated $46.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.