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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $449M invested in Canadian Solar in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 40

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 155122 (-33)

36% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $701M → $449M (-$252M)

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.3M | Put options by funds: $62.3M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
122
Holders Change
-33
Holders Change %
-21.29%
% of All Funds
3.41%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
21
Increased
48
Reduced
40
Closed
52
Calls
$37.3M
Puts
$62.3M
Net Calls
-$25M
Net Calls Change
+$29.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
26
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$4.8M
CS
27
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.91M +$883K +39,732 +20%
PGCM
28
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
$3.58M +$2.24M +101,000 +88%
Bessemer Group
29
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$3.5M +$4.68M +210,511 New
KCM
30
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$3.45M -$17K -767 -0.4%
HCM
31
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$3.17M +$4.25M +191,012 New
HI
32
HBK Investments
Texas
$3.06M -$5.8M -261,166 -59%
California Public Employees Retirement System
33
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3M -$509K -22,900 -11%
GL
34
GLG LLC
New York
$2.87M -$14.9K -669 -0.4%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.76M +$1.4M +62,787 +61%
Allianz Asset Management
36
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.73M -$12.5M -560,630 -77%
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.56M -$1.73M -77,956 -33%
TI
38
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$2.55M +$2.65M +119,182 +350%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.35M +$1M +45,037 +47%
PG
40
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.7M +$1.59M +71,630 +233%
CC
41
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$1.66M +$1.11M +50,000 +100%
VanEck Associates
42
VanEck Associates
New York
$1.58M +$283K +12,728 +15%
GH
43
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.44M -$723K -32,510 -27%
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$1.41M +$1.44M +64,617 +319%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
45
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.23M +$26.2K +1,178 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.2M -$204K -9,193 -11%
BFA
47
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.17M +$66.4K +2,986 +4%
KCM
48
Keane Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.16M -$224K -10,100 -13%
SCM
49
Seamans Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.13M +$22.8K +1,025 +2%
Arrowstreet Capital
50
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.05M +$1.4M +63,200 New

CSIQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

122 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Canadian Solar (CSIQ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $449M — down 36% from $701M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of CSIQ and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 31 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.

The largest buyer was DnB Asset Management, adding an estimated $72.6M. The largest seller was Columbus Circle Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $29.1M sold.

  • 122 institutional investors held Canadian Solar (CSIQ) as of Q3 2015, down from 155 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $449M of Canadian Solar stock for Q3 2015, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Canadian Solar positions in Q3 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of -31 holders.
  • The largest Canadian Solar buyer in Q3 2015 was DnB Asset Management, an estimated $72.6M added.
  • The largest Canadian Solar seller in Q3 2015 was Columbus Circle Investors, an estimated $29.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.