Element Solutions
194 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.82B invested in Element Solutions in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
1,071% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.79M | Put options by funds: $751K
1.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.95% → 86.75% (-1.2%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 203 → 194 (-9)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 45
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 73
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.58B → $1.82B (-$759M)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$55.8M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$37.7M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$34.3M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33.1M |
| 5 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$24.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
Bares Capital Management
Austin,
Texas
|
-$45.6M |
| 2 |
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
|
-$37.2M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$28.3M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$19.9M |
| 5 |
AC
Albar Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$15.2M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TCM
226
Teza Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$164K | -14,050 | Closed |
|
227
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$153K | -13,080 | Closed |
|
|
CEP
228
Chicago Equity Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$131K | -11,215 | Closed |
|
229
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
| – | -$122K | -10,485 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
230
Aigen Investment Management
New York
| – | -$113K | -9,641 | Closed |
|
|
AP
231
Americana Partners
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$25K | -2,213 | Closed |
|
|
NSIM
232
North Star Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$4K | -340 | Closed |
|
233
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$4K | -320 | Closed |
|
|
OSAM
234
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$2K | -210 | Closed |
|
|
SFS
235
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
| – | -$1K | -125 | Closed |
|
|
TSW
236
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$1K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
MAM
237
Meeder Asset Management
Dublin,
Ohio
| – | +$340 | +32 | New |
|
|
OPS
238
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | +$340 | +32 | New |
|
ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
194 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $1.82B — down 29% from $2.58B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of ESI and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.
The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $55.8M. The largest seller was Bares Capital Management, cutting an estimated $45.6M.
- 194 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q1 2020, down from 203 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $1.82B of Element Solutions stock for Q1 2020, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q1 2020 and 45 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q1 2020 was Invesco, an estimated $55.8M added.
- The largest Element Solutions seller in Q1 2020 was Bares Capital Management, an estimated $45.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.