Encore Capital Group
ECPG
161 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.59B invested in Encore Capital Group in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
60% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $988K | Put options by funds: $616K
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 159 → 161 (+2)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 55
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.54B → $1.59B (+$49.1M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$65.8M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$31.7M |
| 3 |
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
Pasadena,
California
|
+$24.9M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$11.5M |
| 5 |
BRIM
Broad Run Investment Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$7.52M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$34.5M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$9.56M |
| 3 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
-$9.54M |
| 4 |
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
-$9.12M |
| 5 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.23M |
ECPG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
161 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Encore Capital Group (ECPG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.59B — up 3.2% from $1.54B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new ECPG positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $65.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $34.5M.
- 161 institutional investors held Encore Capital Group (ECPG) as of Q3 2014, up from 159 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $1.59B of Encore Capital Group stock for Q3 2014, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Encore Capital Group positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Encore Capital Group buyer in Q3 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $65.8M added.
- The largest Encore Capital Group seller in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $34.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.