Compass Minerals
284 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in Compass Minerals in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.4M | Put options by funds: $6.08M
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 98
1.73% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.82% → 95.08% (-1.7%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 306 → 284 (-22)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 71
39% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.2B → $1.34B (-$859M)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
CSC
Cove Street Capital
El Segundo,
California
|
+$28.2M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$12.4M |
| 3 |
LHC
Lodge Hill Capital
New York
|
+$11.1M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$10.9M |
| 5 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$10.1M |
Top Sellers
CMP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
284 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Compass Minerals (CMP) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.34B — down 39% from $2.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 71 funds closed out of CMP and 51 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 98 trimmed existing stakes and 99 added.
The largest buyer was Cove Street Capital, adding an estimated $28.2M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $71.2M sold.
- 284 institutional investors held Compass Minerals (CMP) as of Q4 2018, down from 306 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.34B of Compass Minerals stock for Q4 2018, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new Compass Minerals positions in Q4 2018 and 71 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest Compass Minerals buyer in Q4 2018 was Cove Street Capital, an estimated $28.2M added.
- The largest Compass Minerals seller in Q4 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $71.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.