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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.6M invested in Dawson Geophysical in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 61 (+2)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43.8M → $37.6M (-$6.21M)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
61
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.39%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
13
Reduced
18
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$730K
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$371K
3
GWI
Grace & White Inc
New York
+$354K
4
SKK
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
+$286K
5
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
+$266K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$1.85M
2
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
-$1.82M
3
LCM
Lafitte Capital Management
Texas
-$335K
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$311K
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$179K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HSA
26
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$181K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$159K – – –
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$124K -$60.9K -16,737 -31%
HW
29
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$84K – – –
TA
30
Teton Advisors
New York
$69K -$11.5K -3,150 -13%
T. Rowe Price Associates
31
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$65K – – –
State Street
32
State Street
Massachusetts
$60K – – –
BA
33
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$60K +$4.02K +1,104 +6%
GF
34
Gabelli Funds
New York
$55K +$3.82K +1,050 +7%
Two Sigma Advisers
35
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$50K -$7.42K -2,039 -12%
VKH
36
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$49K +$53.6K +14,729 New
BJ
37
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$45K -$7.59K -2,086 -13%
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$21K -$14.3K -3,929 -38%
RR
39
Robotti Robert
$19K -$64K -17,590 -75%
NFA
40
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$19K – – –
BIM
41
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$13K +$543 +149 +4%
Legal & General Group
42
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$9K – – –
Barclays
43
Barclays
United Kingdom
$6K -$3.5K -962 -33%
PAM
44
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$4K – – –
EARNEST Partners
46
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$4K – – –
EDRH
47
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$3K – – –
Bank of Montreal
48
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$2.46K +676 New
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1K – – –
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DWSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

61 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $37.6M — down 14% from $43.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new DWSN positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $730K. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $1.85M.

  • 61 institutional investors held Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) as of Q4 2015, up from 59 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $37.6M of Dawson Geophysical stock for Q4 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Dawson Geophysical positions in Q4 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Dawson Geophysical buyer in Q4 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $730K added.
  • The largest Dawson Geophysical seller in Q4 2015 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $1.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.