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Equity Lifestyle Properties
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247 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.79B invested in Equity Lifestyle Properties in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

543% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.33M | Put options by funds: $829K

46% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 26

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.23B → $5.79B (+$560M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236 → 247 (+11)

3.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 187.76% → 191.15% (+3.4%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 103

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

Holders
247
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.66%
% of All Funds
6.58%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
38
Increased
76
Reduced
103
Closed
26
Calls
$5.33M
Puts
$829K
Net Calls
+$4.5M
Net Calls Change
-$894K

Top Buyers

1
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$169M
2
Daiwa Securities Group
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
+$144M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$21.4M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$17.9M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$17.5M

Top Sellers

1
RC
Resolution Capital
Australia
-$32.4M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$32M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$26.5M
4
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$24.6M
5
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$22.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AQR Capital Management
101
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.72M -$1.65M -48,172 -32%
Nomura Asset Management
102
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$3.62M +$239K +6,964 +8%
ERSOT
103
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3.49M – – –
Lazard Asset Management
104
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$3.35M +$165K +4,820 +6%
HSBC Holdings
105
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.29M +$94.7K +2,764 +3%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
106
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3.27M +$233K +6,800 +8%
Citadel Advisors
107
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.07M +$2.33M +67,900 +408%
BA
108
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$3.04M -$156K -4,540 -5%
HI
109
Honeywell International
North Carolina
$3M +$82.2K +2,400 +3%
VRS
110
Virginia Retirement System
Virginia
$2.88M +$2.72M +79,312 New
IOOF
111
Independent Order of Foresters
Ontario, Canada
$2.79M -$747K -21,800 -22%
VOYA Investment Management
112
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$2.63M -$62.5K -1,824 -2%
CG
113
Clinton Group
New York
$2.62M +$2.47M +72,114 New
WBC
114
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$2.47M -$240K -7,000 -9%
Jane Street
115
Jane Street
New York
$2.44M +$2.3M +67,234 New
VWM
116
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$2.36M +$161K +4,692 +8%
GCP
117
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.31M -$1.07M -31,322 -33%
BIM
118
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.25M -$713K -20,816 -25%
UBS Group
119
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.23M -$1.03M -30,128 -33%
MC
120
Menta Capital
California
$2.17M +$931K +27,162 +84%
CEP
121
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$2.16M -$1.45M -42,450 -42%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
122
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$2.16M +$794K +23,178 +64%
AWCI
123
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$2.1M – – –
AACA
124
American Assets Capital Advisers
California
$2.02M -$1.45M -42,400 -43%
SCA
125
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$2M +$1.89M +55,020 New
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5
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ELS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

247 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $5.79B — up 11% from $5.23B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new ELS positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 103 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, adding an estimated $169M. The largest seller was Resolution Capital, cutting an estimated $32.4M.

  • 247 institutional investors held Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) as of Q1 2016, up from 236 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.79B of Equity Lifestyle Properties stock for Q1 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Equity Lifestyle Properties positions in Q1 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Equity Lifestyle Properties buyer in Q1 2016 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $169M added.
  • The largest Equity Lifestyle Properties seller in Q1 2016 was Resolution Capital, an estimated $32.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.