EchoStar
ECHO
170 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.62B invested in EchoStar in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
699% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.39M | Put options by funds: $299K
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 55
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.42B → $1.62B (+$200M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 162 → 170 (+8)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$8.67M |
| 2 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$8.13M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$7.62M |
| 4 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.47M |
| 5 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.04M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
|
-$38.5M |
| 2 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$6.55M |
| 3 |
NC
Nokomis Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$6.4M |
| 4 |
VAM
Visium Asset Management
New York
|
-$3.09M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.01M |
ECHO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
170 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in EchoStar (ECHO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.62B — up 14% from $1.42B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ECHO positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $8.67M. The largest seller was Highbridge Capital Management, cutting an estimated $38.5M.
- 170 institutional investors held EchoStar (ECHO) as of Q3 2013, up from 162 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $1.62B of EchoStar stock for Q3 2013, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new EchoStar positions in Q3 2013 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest EchoStar buyer in Q3 2013 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $8.67M added.
- The largest EchoStar seller in Q3 2013 was Highbridge Capital Management, an estimated $38.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.