Columbia Sportswear
COLM
179 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.14B invested in Columbia Sportswear in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
123% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 22
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 156 → 179 (+23)
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.88M | Put options by funds: $3.41M
8% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $176M | Capital outflows: $163M
0.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.77% → 36.47% (-0.3%)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rainier Investment Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$13.1M |
| 2 |
Friess Associates
Greenville,
Delaware
|
+$11.6M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$10.2M |
| 4 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$10M |
| 5 |
SG Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$10M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
London Company of Virginia
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$86.8M |
| 2 |
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$11.4M |
| 3 |
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$6.81M |
| 4 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.67M |
| 5 |
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$4.43M |
COLM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
179 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Columbia Sportswear (COLM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.14B — up 24% from $918M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new COLM positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Rainier Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.1M. The largest seller was London Company of Virginia, exiting entirely with an estimated $86.8M sold.
- 179 institutional investors held Columbia Sportswear (COLM) as of Q4 2014, up from 156 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $1.14B of Columbia Sportswear stock for Q4 2014, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new Columbia Sportswear positions in Q4 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest Columbia Sportswear buyer in Q4 2014 was Rainier Investment Management, an estimated $13.1M added.
- The largest Columbia Sportswear seller in Q4 2014 was London Company of Virginia, an estimated $86.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.