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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $639M invested in Canadian Solar in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 21

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 28

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 142 (+34)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $549M → $639M (+$90.2M)

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $83.1M | Put options by funds: $94M

Holders
142
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+31.48%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
56
Increased
49
Reduced
28
Closed
21
Calls
$83.1M
Puts
$94M
Net Calls
-$10.9M
Net Calls Change
-$22M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
+$50.8M
2
NAM
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
+$29.4M
3
CCM
Cupps Capital Management
Illinois
+$20.5M
4
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$19.3M
5
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$13.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CAIMH
Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings
Hong Kong
-$69.2M
2
KCM
Kingdon Capital Management
New York
-$29.8M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$29M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$17.7M
5
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
-$11.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TI
51
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.62M -$42.8K -1,140 -1%
SCM
52
Seamans Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.51M -$2.13M -56,645 -42%
Citigroup
53
Citigroup
New York
$2.45M +$1.84M +49,060 +179%
SG Americas Securities
54
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.32M +$2.72M +72,443 New
JP Morgan Chase
55
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.17M +$1.92M +51,030 +303%
Allianz Asset Management
56
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.15M +$1.14M +30,290 +83%
EMR
57
Errol M. Rudman
$1.99M -$300K -8,000 -11%
GH
58
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.95M +$2.29M +61,000 New
BG
59
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.94M +$2.24M +59,537 +6,705%
FNYS
60
First New York Securities
New York
$1.92M +$1.5M +40,000 +200%
DCM
61
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$1.91M +$2.24M +59,640 New
PRCM
62
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.65M +$1.94M +51,598 New
PP
63
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$1.6M +$1.31M +35,000 +233%
RFC
64
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.58M +$2.07M +55,003 New
SIM
65
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1.58M – – –
ST
66
Spot Trading
Illinois
$1.58M +$1.85M +49,369 New
WA
67
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$1.56M +$1.83M +48,700 New
BlackRock
68
BlackRock
New York
$1.52M +$1.79M +47,548 New
TCM
69
Timpani Capital Management
Wisconsin
$1.26M +$1.48M +39,399 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
70
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.13M -$9.95M -265,000 -88%
SCM
71
Sigma Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.12M +$188K +5,000 +17%
U
72
UBS
Switzerland
$1.06M -$1.3M -34,524 -51%
LTFS
73
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.05M +$773K +20,589 +167%
FMT
74
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$1.01M +$1.19M +31,575 New
GIPM
75
G2 Investment Partners Management
New York
$989K -$1.21M -32,204 -51%
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CSIQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

142 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Canadian Solar (CSIQ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $639M — up 16% from $549M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new CSIQ positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Columbus Circle Investors, adding an estimated $50.8M. The largest seller was Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings, cutting an estimated $69.2M.

  • 142 institutional investors held Canadian Solar (CSIQ) as of Q1 2014, up from 108 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $639M of Canadian Solar stock for Q1 2014, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Canadian Solar positions in Q1 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest Canadian Solar buyer in Q1 2014 was Columbus Circle Investors, an estimated $50.8M added.
  • The largest Canadian Solar seller in Q1 2014 was Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings, an estimated $69.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.