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DSAQ

Direct Selling Acquisition Corp.

Delisted

DSAQ was delisted on the 29th of April, 2024.

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $207M invested in Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

650% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 2

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 5

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $156M → $207M (+$51.9M)

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4356 (+13)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+30.23%
% of All Funds
0.88%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
11
Reduced
5
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$20.9M +$1.62M +162,300 +8%
SCM
2
Shaolin Capital Management
Florida
$12.2M +$12.2M +1,220,451 New
Marshall Wace
3
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$11.3M
Bank of Montreal
4
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10.5M +$10.5M +1,050,000 New
FTCM
5
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
$10.4M +$747K +75,000 +8%
HCM
6
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$10.1M -$1.09M -109,606 -10%
BCM
7
Beryl Capital Management
California
$10M
PAMP
8
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$10M
D.E. Shaw & Co
9
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.08M +$7.72M +774,862 +581%
HSBC Holdings
10
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$7.87M
WRBC
11
W.R. Berkley Corp
Connecticut
$7M +$2.39M +239,550 +52%
AIMCA
12
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$7M +$6.97M +700,000 New
DKCM
13
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
$5M
SV
14
Starboard Value
New York
$4.99M -$765K -76,800 -13%
KC
15
Kryger Capital
United Kingdom
$4.93M +$4.91M +492,940 New
WAM
16
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.59M
Hudson Bay Capital Management
17
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$4M
MI
18
MMCAP International
Cayman Islands
$4M
SCC
19
Spring Creek Capital
Kansas
$3.92M +$919K +92,200 +31%
Verition Fund Management
20
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$3.69M -$10 -1 -0%
OCM
21
Oaktree Capital Management
California
$3.5M
PC
22
Periscope Capital
Ontario, Canada
$3.5M +$3.48M +349,600 New
CM
23
Cohanzick Management
New York
$3M
RA
24
RiverPark Advisors
New York
$3M
Balyasny Asset Management
25
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$3M

DSAQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

56 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (DSAQ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $207M — up 33% from $156M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new DSAQ positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Shaolin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was Kepos Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.12M sold.

  • 56 institutional investors held Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (DSAQ) as of Q1 2022, up from 43 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $207M of Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. stock for Q1 2022, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. positions in Q1 2022 and 2 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. buyer in Q1 2022 was Shaolin Capital Management, an estimated $12.2M added.
  • The largest Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. seller in Q1 2022 was Kepos Capital, an estimated $6.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.