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Encore Capital Group
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166 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in Encore Capital Group in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 17

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 51

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $1.35B (+$90.6M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 163 → 166 (+3)

1.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 121.41% → 122.62% (+1.2%)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.1M | Put options by funds: $59.6M

Holders
166
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.84%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
26
Increased
61
Reduced
51
Closed
17
Calls
$14.1M
Puts
$59.6M
Net Calls
-$45.4M
Net Calls Change
-$305K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$6.99M
2
CEP
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
+$6.86M
3
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
+$6.21M
4
IECM
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Illinois
+$5.67M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HA
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
-$15.9M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$15.2M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$4.83M
4
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
-$4.14M
5
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
-$2.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SI
151
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$4K +$3.67K +105 New
FDCDDQ
152
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.54K – – –
GAM
153
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$3K – – –
LSV Asset Management
154
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$3K – – –
TFO
155
Tarbox Family Office
California
$3K – – –
HGWM
156
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
LTFS
157
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2K – – –
AAM
158
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
CAW
159
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$1K – – –
IA
160
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
PFBT
161
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$1K – – –
EI
162
Ellevest Inc
New York
$1K +$699 +20 New
SF
163
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1K +$1.26K +36 New
EC
164
EJF Capital
Virginia
– -$4.14M -124,178 Closed
MWNA
165
Marshall Wace North America
New York
– -$2.34M -70,325 Closed
FCM
166
FJ Capital Management
Virginia
– -$1.99M -60,000 Closed
AI
167
Atom Investors
Texas
– -$1.64M -49,304 Closed
RMCP
168
Red Mountain Capital Partners
California
– -$1.47M -43,983 Closed
TRAM
169
Tuscan Ridge Asset Management
Illinois
– -$850K -25,520 Closed
ECM
170
Element Capital Management
New York
– -$625K -18,743 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
171
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$541K -16,240 Closed
EGM
172
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$534K -16,021 Closed
GC
173
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$412K -12,372 Closed
Marshall Wace
174
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$283K -8,473 Closed
JIR
175
James Investment Research
Ohio
– -$229K -6,870 Closed
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ECPG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

166 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Encore Capital Group (ECPG) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.35B — up 7.2% from $1.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new ECPG positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $6.99M. The largest seller was Homestead Advisers, cutting an estimated $15.9M.

  • 166 institutional investors held Encore Capital Group (ECPG) as of Q4 2019, up from 163 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.35B of Encore Capital Group stock for Q4 2019, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Encore Capital Group positions in Q4 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Encore Capital Group buyer in Q4 2019 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $6.99M added.
  • The largest Encore Capital Group seller in Q4 2019 was Homestead Advisers, an estimated $15.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.