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Element Solutions
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118 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.51B invested in Element Solutions in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

490% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 10

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)

71% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 118 (+49)

65% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $2.51B (+$986M)

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 22

5.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.18% → 71.7% (-5.5%)

Holders
118
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+71.01%
% of All Funds
3.39%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
59
Increased
34
Reduced
22
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$90.1M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$61.8M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$52.6M
4
C
Consulta
United Kingdom
+$46.1M
5
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
+$46.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CM
Corvex Management
New York
-$35.3M
2
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$25.2M
3
SCA
Southpoint Capital Advisors
New York
-$17.4M
4
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$10.6M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$10.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VKH
76
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$790K +$351K +15,112 +116%
Wells Fargo
77
Wells Fargo
California
$719K +$600K +25,800 New
U
78
UBS
Switzerland
$672K -$3.36M -144,561 -86%
Two Sigma Advisers
79
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$656K +$544K +23,400 New
CAM
80
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$645K -$64.6K -2,781 -11%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
81
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$574K +$476K +20,464 New
Principal Financial Group
82
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$564K +$468K +20,139 New
IRF
83
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$496K +$408K +17,540 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
84
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$461K +$383K +16,461 New
PAM
85
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$455K +$62.2K +2,677 +20%
Fidelity Investments
86
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$440K +$365K +15,700 New
Tudor Investment Corp
87
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$430K +$357K +15,347 New
GC
88
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$425K -$4.44M -190,930 -93%
BJ
89
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$413K +$199K +8,561 +139%
URS
90
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$409K +$339K +14,600 New
Natixis Advisors
91
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$404K +$335K +14,413 New
LPL Financial
92
LPL Financial
California
$399K +$331K +14,225 New
QT
93
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$399K +$331K +14,240 New
ProShare Advisors
94
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$344K +$286K +12,283 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
95
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$318K +$65.9K +2,833 +33%
OC
96
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$300K +$249K +10,700 New
MSA
97
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$270K +$224K +9,630 New
AB
98
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$257K +$213K +9,162 New
BRC
99
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
$252K +$23.2M +1,000,000 +13%
CSS
100
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$223K +$185K +7,954 New
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4
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ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

118 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.51B — up 65% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new ESI positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 49 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $90.1M. The largest seller was Corvex Management, cutting an estimated $35.3M.

  • 118 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q2 2014, up from 69 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.51B of Element Solutions stock for Q2 2014, up 65% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q2 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +49 holders.
  • The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q2 2014 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $90.1M added.
  • The largest Element Solutions seller in Q2 2014 was Corvex Management, an estimated $35.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.