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Encore Capital Group
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165 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Encore Capital Group in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23,475% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $943K | Put options by funds: $4K

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 54

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.59B → $1.53B (-$64M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 180 → 165 (-15)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 26

Holders
165
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
4.4%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
13
Increased
74
Reduced
54
Closed
26
Calls
$943K
Puts
$4K
Net Calls
+$939K
Net Calls Change
+$5.52M

Top Buyers

1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$27.4M
2
NRECA
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
+$17.2M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$14.3M
4
CCM
Channing Capital Management
Illinois
+$11.2M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$10.1M

Top Sellers

1
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
-$14M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$13M
3
SIMG
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
-$6.61M
4
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$6.36M
5
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
-$5.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State Street
26
State Street
Massachusetts
$19.3M +$461K +11,104 +2%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
27
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$19.1M -$1.3M -31,292 -6%
AR
28
Advisory Research
Illinois
$17.7M -$2.5M -60,153 -12%
IA
29
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$17.1M -$161K -3,870 -0.9%
SG Americas Securities
30
SG Americas Securities
New York
$15.4M +$1.78M +42,832 +13%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
31
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$14.7M +$14.3M +343,970 +3,977%
Prudential Financial
32
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$13.2M +$10.1M +242,491 +321%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
33
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$12M +$3.09M +74,468 +35%
WA
34
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$11.4M -$2.9M -69,825 -20%
PFMOSF
35
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
$11.2M -$1.39M -33,393 -11%
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$10.8M +$144K +3,461 +1%
PI
37
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$9.99M +$152K +3,651 +2%
Lazard Asset Management
38
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$8.83M -$1.82M -43,724 -17%
ECP
39
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$7.53M +$2.55M +61,511 +51%
HAM
40
Hillcrest Asset Management
Texas
$7.04M +$2.2K +53 +0%
Ameriprise
41
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.69M -$312K -7,516 -4%
Principal Financial Group
42
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$6.5M +$235K +5,654 +4%
Comerica Bank
43
Comerica Bank
Texas
$6.41M -$6.36M -153,050 -50%
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$6.29M -$156K -3,755 -2%
Geode Capital Management
45
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.04M +$411K +9,887 +7%
WA
46
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$5.55M +$24.8K +597 +0.4%
Barclays
47
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5.55M +$1.25M +30,004 +29%
JP Morgan Chase
48
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.86M -$5.14M -123,737 -51%
California Public Employees Retirement System
49
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.72M – – –
B
50
Baird
Wisconsin
$4.56M -$37.8K -910 -0.8%
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ECPG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

165 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Encore Capital Group (ECPG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.53B — down 4% from $1.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of ECPG and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 74 added.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $27.4M. The largest seller was EJF Capital, cutting an estimated $14M.

  • 165 institutional investors held Encore Capital Group (ECPG) as of Q1 2015, down from 180 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.53B of Encore Capital Group stock for Q1 2015, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Encore Capital Group positions in Q1 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest Encore Capital Group buyer in Q1 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $27.4M added.
  • The largest Encore Capital Group seller in Q1 2015 was EJF Capital, an estimated $14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.