EchoStar
ECHO
181 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.13B invested in EchoStar in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
3,181% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.7M | Put options by funds: $510K
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 59
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $2.13B (+$166M)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 17
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 183 → 181 (-2)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.82M |
| 2 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$8.57M |
| 3 |
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
+$6.87M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.12M |
| 5 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$4.62M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BPM
Bronson Point Management
Fairfield,
Connecticut
|
-$15.8M |
| 2 |
SGAM
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$6.98M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$4.1M |
| 4 |
GC
Globeflex Capital
San Diego,
California
|
-$4.09M |
| 5 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$4.09M |
ECHO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
181 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in EchoStar (ECHO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.13B — up 8.4% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new ECHO positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 71 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, adding an estimated $9.82M. The largest seller was Bronson Point Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.8M sold.
- 181 institutional investors held EchoStar (ECHO) as of Q4 2014, down from 183 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.13B of EchoStar stock for Q4 2014, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new EchoStar positions in Q4 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest EchoStar buyer in Q4 2014 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $9.82M added.
- The largest EchoStar seller in Q4 2014 was Bronson Point Management, an estimated $15.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.