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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
Envestnet Asset Management
76
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.83M +$808K +19,448 +79%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
77
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.68M +$4.15K +100 +0.2%
AllianceBernstein
78
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.61M -$87.2K -2,100 -5%
TA
79
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.53M +$49.4K +1,190 +3%
Bank of Montreal
80
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.41M +$452K +10,889 +47%
SAM
81
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.37M -$4.07K -98 -0.3%
RhumbLine Advisers
82
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.36M +$92.4K +2,225 +7%
PPA
83
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.31M -$45.5K -1,095 -3%
Goldman Sachs
84
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.24M -$824K -19,832 -40%
UCFA
85
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.21M +$225K +5,427 +22%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
86
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.19M +$99K +2,383 +9%
DIA
87
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.17M +$97.2K +2,340 +9%
Swiss National Bank
88
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.16M +$24.9K +600 +2%
Axa
89
Axa
France
$923K +$45.7K +1,100 +5%
TPSF
90
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$899K +$3.32K +80 +0.4%
LSV Asset Management
91
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$865K – – –
MLICM
92
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$843K – – –
BCM
93
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$832K +$831K +20,000 New
AIG
94
American International Group
New York
$794K +$3.36K +81 +0.4%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
95
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$774K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
96
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$729K +$698K +16,808 +2,328%
HW
97
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$717K +$76.5K +1,842 +12%
BG
98
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$700K -$4.4K -106 -0.6%
NI
99
Nepsis Inc
Minnesota
$680K -$2.75M -66,141 -80%
BA
100
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$677K +$100K +2,410 +17%
2 3
4
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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.