Compass Minerals
306 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.2B invested in Compass Minerals in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 122 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
134% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.4M | Put options by funds: $7.42M
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.1B → $2.2B (+$96M)
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.38% → 96.82% (+0.44%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 318 → 306 (-12)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 122
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 43
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCA
Southpoint Capital Advisors
New York
|
+$34.6M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$18.5M |
| 3 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$16.6M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$15.3M |
| 5 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
+$11.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$29.4M |
| 2 |
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$25.2M |
| 3 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$23M |
| 4 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
-$12.4M |
| 5 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$12.2M |
CMP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
306 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Compass Minerals (CMP) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.2B — up 4.6% from $2.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of CMP and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 122 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.
The largest buyer was Southpoint Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $34.6M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $29.4M.
- 306 institutional investors held Compass Minerals (CMP) as of Q3 2018, down from 318 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $2.2B of Compass Minerals stock for Q3 2018, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Compass Minerals positions in Q3 2018 and 43 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Compass Minerals buyer in Q3 2018 was Southpoint Capital Advisors, an estimated $34.6M added.
- The largest Compass Minerals seller in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $29.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.