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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
CPS
51
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$4.25M +$1.44M +34,674 +51%
TCIM
52
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$4.06M -$46.4K -1,118 -1%
BGIM
53
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4.01M – – –
SO
54
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$3.66M – – –
BIM
55
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.63M +$41.4K +998 +1%
Norges Bank
56
Norges Bank
Norway
$3.63M – – –
HAI
57
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$3.54M -$1.45M -35,000 -29%
AP
58
Alydar Partners
Massachusetts
$3.33M -$4.96M -119,452 -60%
BTS
59
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.16M +$315K +7,590 New
Charles Schwab
60
Charles Schwab
California
$3.03M +$136K +3,278 +5%
UBS Group
61
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.94M +$512K +12,328 +21%
ACM
62
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$2.83M – – –
NAP
63
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$2.75M -$41.3K -995 -1%
VFA
64
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$2.69M -$248K -5,979 -8%
MAA
65
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$2.45M +$11.2K +269 +0.5%
NFA
66
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.45M +$44K +1,060 +2%
Allianz Asset Management
67
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.44M -$544K -13,109 -18%
GKIM
68
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.42M +$41.9K +1,010 +2%
Nomura Holdings
69
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$2.34M +$47K +1,131 +2%
SIP
70
Stoneridge Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.29M +$87.7K +2,113 +4%
Fidelity Investments
71
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.2M +$756K +18,215 +52%
PAPAIJV
72
Paragon Associates & Paragon Associates II Joint Venture
Texas
$2.08M +$2.08M +50,000 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
73
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.96M -$37.4K -900 -2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
74
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.88M +$5.32K +128 +0.3%
First Trust Advisors
75
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.84M -$262K -6,302 -12%
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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.