Compass Minerals
287 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.9B invested in Compass Minerals in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 88
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.27M | Put options by funds: $2.84M
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 35
0.53% more ownership
Funds ownership: 91.84% → 92.37% (+0.53%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 289 → 287 (-2)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.38B → $2.9B (-$479M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$49.2M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$46.8M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$30.4M |
| 4 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$19.3M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$16.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCP
SailingStone Capital Partners
Houston,
Texas
|
-$130M |
| 2 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$32.5M |
| 3 |
NI
Nuance Investments
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$27.9M |
| 4 |
SI
Scout Investments
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$23.2M |
| 5 |
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$22.4M |
CMP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
287 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Compass Minerals (CMP) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.9B — down 14% from $3.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new CMP positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 122 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $49.2M. The largest seller was SailingStone Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $130M sold.
- 287 institutional investors held Compass Minerals (CMP) as of Q1 2015, down from 289 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $2.9B of Compass Minerals stock for Q1 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Compass Minerals positions in Q1 2015 and 35 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Compass Minerals buyer in Q1 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $49.2M added.
- The largest Compass Minerals seller in Q1 2015 was SailingStone Capital Partners, an estimated $130M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.