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Equity Lifestyle Properties
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199 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.09B invested in Equity Lifestyle Properties in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 63

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 15

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.77B → $3.09B (+$311M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 197 → 199 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

1.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 183.39% → 182.04% (-1.3%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $252K

Holders
199
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.02%
% of All Funds
5.75%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
20
Increased
87
Reduced
63
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
$252K
Net Calls
-$252K
Net Calls Change
-$252K

Top Buyers

1
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$19.7M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$18.2M
3
ACI
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
+$16.9M
4
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$11.9M
5
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$11.1M

Top Sellers

1
BC
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
-$33.5M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$30.2M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$26.5M
4
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$24.9M
5
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$16.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJA
151
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$546K +$48.9K +2,492 +10%
PFC
152
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$532K – – –
SMDAM
153
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$529K -$239K -12,160 -32%
IPC
154
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$515K +$17.9K +910 +4%
DIA
155
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$437K +$421K +21,486 New
JG
156
Jefferies Group
New York
$435K +$189K +9,634 +82%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
157
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$412K -$629K -32,078 -62%
WKWM
158
Walter & Keenan Wealth Management
Indiana
$407K +$392K +20,000 New
TAM
159
Telluride Asset Management
Minnesota
$391K -$11.8K -600 -3%
Lazard Asset Management
160
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$363K +$351K +17,894 New
PAM
161
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$335K +$324K +16,500 New
WT
162
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$323K – – –
Credit Agricole
163
Credit Agricole
France
$305K -$1.33M -68,024 -82%
DADC
164
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$300K +$220K +11,224 +312%
AB
165
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$297K -$2.47K -126 -0.9%
MSA
166
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$280K -$8.24K -420 -3%
US Bancorp
167
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$280K +$70.3K +3,582 +35%
VKH
168
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$274K +$265K +13,490 New
QBFM
169
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$273K – – –
APFBOT
170
Amica Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Rhode Island
$255K – – –
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
171
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$251K +$11.8K +600 +5%
AMI
172
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$246K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
173
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$242K -$428K -21,844 -65%
PA
174
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$222K +$215K +10,944 New
AG
175
Aperio Group
California
$212K +$204K +10,422 New
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7
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ELS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

199 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $3.09B — up 11% from $2.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new ELS positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $19.7M. The largest seller was Brookfield Corp, exiting entirely with an estimated $33.5M sold.

  • 199 institutional investors held Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) as of Q1 2014, up from 197 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.09B of Equity Lifestyle Properties stock for Q1 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Equity Lifestyle Properties positions in Q1 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Equity Lifestyle Properties buyer in Q1 2014 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $19.7M added.
  • The largest Equity Lifestyle Properties seller in Q1 2014 was Brookfield Corp, an estimated $33.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.