Canadian Solar
CSIQ
109 hedge funds and large institutions have $369M invested in Canadian Solar in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 31
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $57.1M | Put options by funds: $51.9M
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 39.19% → 39.09% (-0.1%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $383M → $369M (-$14.3M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 113 → 109 (-4)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 19
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$31.1M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$20.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$8.14M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.96M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.64M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RL
Ruffer LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$19M |
| 2 |
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.95M |
| 3 |
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$3.84M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$3.48M |
| 5 |
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.42M |
CSIQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
109 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Canadian Solar (CSIQ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $369M — down 3.7% from $383M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of CSIQ and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.
The largest buyer was Park West Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $31.1M. The largest seller was Ruffer LLP, cutting an estimated $19M.
- 109 institutional investors held Canadian Solar (CSIQ) as of Q1 2018, down from 113 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $369M of Canadian Solar stock for Q1 2018, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Canadian Solar positions in Q1 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Canadian Solar buyer in Q1 2018 was Park West Asset Management, an estimated $31.1M added.
- The largest Canadian Solar seller in Q1 2018 was Ruffer LLP, an estimated $19M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.