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Dawson Geophysical

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: 5961 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BIT
1
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.48M -$311K -85,335 -6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$4.2M -$52.3K -14,358 -1%
GWI
3
Grace & White Inc
New York
$3.97M +$354K +97,229 +9%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.46M +$224K +61,425 +6%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.02M +$730K +200,457 +28%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.76M +$371K +101,808 +14%
Boston Partners
7
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$2.11M
FWSM
8
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$2.05M -$40.3K -11,068 -2%
WCM
9
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.73M +$39K +10,710 +2%
MA
10
Minerva Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.27M +$161K +44,103 +13%
RA
11
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.25M -$1.85M -507,497 -57%
BCM
12
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$926K
GIP
13
Granite Investment Partners
California
$840K -$106K -29,070 -10%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$726K +$10.4K +2,858 +1%
D.E. Shaw & Co
15
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$590K +$68.3K +18,752 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$420K -$179K -49,033 -28%
LSV Asset Management
17
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$418K -$9.55K -2,624 -2%
US Bancorp
18
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$386K -$2.59K -711 -0.6%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$358K +$18.6K +5,097 +5%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$332K -$397 -109 -0.1%
AA
21
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$262K -$38.2K -10,500 -12%
SKK
22
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$259K +$286K +78,598 New
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
23
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$241K +$266K +73,105 New
BFA
24
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$197K +$8.95K +2,458 +4%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$188K

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.