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191 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.43B invested in Element Solutions in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

843% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55.7M | Put options by funds: $5.91M

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.22B → $3.43B (+$217M)

0.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.16% → 95.44% (-0.72%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 200 → 191 (-9)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 9 (-1)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 38

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 77

Holders
191
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.5%
% of All Funds
4.37%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
29
Increased
50
Reduced
77
Closed
38
Calls
$55.7M
Puts
$5.91M
Net Calls
+$49.8M
Net Calls Change
+$60.7M

Top Buyers

1
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
+$74.2M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$53.3M
3
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$38.8M
4
PCM
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
+$24.4M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
MVP
Miller Value Partners
Florida
-$44.8M
2
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$39.9M
3
BCM
Brigade Capital Management
New York
-$36.5M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$30.4M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$27.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCM
26
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$24.4M +$24.4M +1,956,650 New
AA
27
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$24.4M +$3.61M +289,382 +17%
PMG
28
Private Management Group
California
$22.6M -$5.44M -435,926 -19%
FCM
29
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$19.3M -$669K -53,589 -3%
RA
30
Royce & Associates
New York
$17.1M +$6.87M +550,000 +67%
Charles Schwab
31
Charles Schwab
California
$15.9M +$1.79M +143,400 +13%
MWNA
32
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$15.6M +$3.29M +263,457 +27%
Northern Trust
33
Northern Trust
Illinois
$15.3M -$73.9K -5,916 -0.5%
PCM
34
PenderFund Capital Management
British Columbia, Canada
$15.2M -$226K -18,100 -2%
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$14.8M +$1.22K +98 +0%
Russell Investments Group
36
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$14.7M +$233K +18,691 +2%
Bank of Nova Scotia
37
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$14.3M +$14.4M +1,150,040 New
BPCM
38
Beach Point Capital Management
California
$13.8M -$5.79M -464,062 -30%
CAM
39
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$13.6M -$113K -9,069 -0.8%
Lord, Abbett & Co
40
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$13.5M +$13.5M +1,082,906 New
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11.4M -$1.02M -81,828 -8%
DCP
42
Diameter Capital Partners
New York
$10.8M +$10.9M +870,000 New
EIP
43
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$10.1M +$10.1M +809,334 New
LWCA
44
Locust Wood Capital Advisers
New York
$9.53M +$9.54M +763,816 New
BCM
45
Brigade Capital Management
New York
$9.49M -$36.5M -2,923,000 -79%
Bank of New York Mellon
46
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.93M -$83.4K -6,681 -0.9%
SAM
47
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$8.53M +$2.92M +234,000 +52%
First Trust Advisors
48
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$8.49M +$3.12M +249,656 +58%
Impax Asset Management Group
49
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$7.47M +$7.48M +598,942 New
TCIM
50
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$6.91M -$285K -22,847 -4%
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ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

191 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.43B — up 6.7% from $3.22B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of ESI and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 77 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Gates Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $74.2M. The largest seller was Miller Value Partners, cutting an estimated $44.8M.

  • 191 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q3 2018, down from 200 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.43B of Element Solutions stock for Q3 2018, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q3 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q3 2018 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $74.2M added.
  • The largest Element Solutions seller in Q3 2018 was Miller Value Partners, an estimated $44.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.