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Dawson Geophysical

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.4M invested in Dawson Geophysical in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16K | Put options by funds: $6K

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 20

0.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.46%68.95% (-0.51%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7674 (-2)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 12

46% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $98.5M → $53.4M (-$45.1M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
74
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.63%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
28
Reduced
20
Closed
12
Calls
$16K
Puts
$6K
Net Calls
+$10K
Net Calls Change
-$8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$6.38M +$46.4K +9,775 +0.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.9M +$100K +21,110 +1%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.76M +$206K +43,329 +3%
GWI
4
Grace & White Inc
New York
$4.36M +$979K +206,197 +19%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.32M +$227K +47,870 +5%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.19M +$70.1K +14,753 +2%
BCM
7
Beddow Capital Management
Wyoming
$3.06M -$3.57M -750,865 -45%
VDBMI
8
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$2.81M
FWSM
9
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$1.82M -$52.5K -11,057 -2%
PAIM
10
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$1.51M +$183K +38,500 +9%
BCM
11
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.43M +$266K +56,000 +15%
MA
12
Minerva Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.33M
SIC
13
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.23M +$1.73M +364,300 New
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.03M -$12.4K -2,621 -0.8%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$918K -$9.58K -2,017 -0.7%
WCM
16
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$910K +$332K +69,924 +35%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$845K +$21.6K +4,545 +2%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$674K +$64.2K +13,525 +7%
AA
19
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$630K +$197K +41,489 +29%
RR
20
Robotti Robert
$508K -$380K -80,030 -35%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$492K +$53.1K +11,184 +8%
US Bancorp
22
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$471K +$184K +38,700 +38%
Boston Partners
23
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$462K -$466K -98,057 -42%
Acadian Asset Management
24
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$405K -$7.12K -1,500 -1%
RC
25
RBF Capital
California
$338K

DWSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

74 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $53.4M — down 46% from $98.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of DWSN and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Salem Investment Counselors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.73M. The largest seller was Beddow Capital Management, cutting an estimated $3.57M.

  • 74 institutional investors held Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) as of Q4 2018, down from 76 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $53.4M of Dawson Geophysical stock for Q4 2018, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Dawson Geophysical positions in Q4 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Dawson Geophysical buyer in Q4 2018 was Salem Investment Counselors, an estimated $1.73M added.
  • The largest Dawson Geophysical seller in Q4 2018 was Beddow Capital Management, an estimated $3.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.