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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
Bank of Montreal
126
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.98M -$3.91M -114,076 -68%
SCM
127
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.96M +$754K +22,000 +69%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
128
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$1.92M -$322K -9,412 -15%
SOADOR
129
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$1.74M +$248K +7,238 +18%
ProShare Advisors
130
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.69M -$390K -11,380 -20%
Mackenzie Financial
131
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$1.68M -$6.78K -198 -0.4%
VLKIM
132
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$1.65M +$242K +7,076 +18%
KBC Group
133
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.58M +$87.7K +2,560 +6%
FAM
134
Fred Alger Management
New York
$1.48M +$1.4M +40,732 New
KAM
135
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$1.35M +$641K +18,700 +101%
LPL Financial
136
LPL Financial
California
$1.33M +$192K +5,590 +18%
URS
137
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$1.28M – – –
AIM
138
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.21M +$1.14M +33,208 New
Royal Bank of Canada
139
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.18M +$740K +21,592 +199%
Two Sigma Advisers
140
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.18M +$529K +15,444 +91%
William Blair & Company
141
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.17M +$60K +1,752 +6%
PAM
142
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$1.15M +$1.08M +31,650 New
GT
143
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.1M – – –
MTB
144
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$1.08M -$15.7K -458 -2%
ARTA
145
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.06M +$254K +7,400 +34%
ZIM
146
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.03M -$200K -5,826 -17%
HMS
147
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
$1.02M +$948K +27,668 +5,937%
SOAMC
148
Spirit of America Management Corp
New York
$985K -$103K -3,000 -10%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
149
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$921K +$134K +3,912 +18%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
150
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$919K -$416K -12,130 -32%
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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.