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Encore Capital Group
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164 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in Encore Capital Group in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 60

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 170 → 164 (-6)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.54B → $1.35B (-$184M)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21

93% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.6M | Put options by funds: $39.9M

Holders
164
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-3.53%
% of All Funds
4.58%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
16
Increased
63
Reduced
60
Closed
21
Calls
$2.6M
Puts
$39.9M
Net Calls
-$37.3M
Net Calls Change
-$4.6M

Top Buyers

1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$13.5M
2
BA
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
+$10.1M
3
BRIM
Broad Run Investment Management
Virginia
+$9.16M
4
ECP
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
+$7.65M
5
ACM
Archon Capital Management
Washington
+$4.9M

Top Sellers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$103M
2
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
-$11.5M
3
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$7.69M
4
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$7.46M
5
AR
Advisory Research
Illinois
-$4.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Invesco
1
Invesco
Georgia
$112M +$13.5M +330,390 +12%
William Blair Investment Management
2
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$97.9M +$108M +2,644,876 New
BRIM
3
Broad Run Investment Management
Virginia
$86.4M +$9.16M +224,193 +11%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$64M +$129K +3,166 +0.2%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$52.9M +$502K +12,292 +0.9%
NRECA
6
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$52M – – –
RMCP
7
Red Mountain Capital Partners
California
$49.3M – – –
PM
8
Pembroke Management
Quebec, Canada
$48.5M -$702K -17,183 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$47.2M +$1.5M +36,631 +3%
LCP
10
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$42.1M -$7.69M -188,214 -14%
CCM
11
Channing Capital Management
Illinois
$39.3M +$2.19M +53,497 +5%
BTW
12
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$38.6M -$1.94M -47,386 -4%
Deutsche Bank
13
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$31.8M -$831K -20,332 -2%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$31.4M +$3.59M +87,914 +12%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30.8M -$1.2M -29,407 -3%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$26.1M -$605K -14,814 -2%
SIMG
17
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$24.9M -$1.25M -30,561 -4%
BIT
18
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$23.9M -$2.26M -55,274 -8%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
19
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$23.4M +$4.47M +109,500 +21%
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$19.8M +$154K +3,761 +0.7%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$19.7M +$876K +21,438 +4%
William Blair & Company
22
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$19.5M -$103M -2,525,925 -83%
TSW
23
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$19.4M +$283K +6,919 +1%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.6M -$153K -3,734 -0.7%
VOYA Investment Management
25
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$17.8M +$1.11M +27,131 +6%
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ECPG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

164 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Encore Capital Group (ECPG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.35B — down 12% from $1.54B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of ECPG and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $13.5M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $103M.

  • 164 institutional investors held Encore Capital Group (ECPG) as of Q3 2015, down from 170 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.35B of Encore Capital Group stock for Q3 2015, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Encore Capital Group positions in Q3 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Encore Capital Group buyer in Q3 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $13.5M added.
  • The largest Encore Capital Group seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $103M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.