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221 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.65B invested in Element Solutions in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 38

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 60

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 203 → 221 (+18)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.8M | Put options by funds: $3.88M

1.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.45% → 92.95% (-1.5%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.02B → $2.65B (-$371M)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)

Holders
221
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+8.87%
% of All Funds
5.01%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
56
Increased
76
Reduced
60
Closed
38
Calls
$3.8M
Puts
$3.88M
Net Calls
-$74K
Net Calls Change
-$2.74M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
+$57.8M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$48.4M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$47.6M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$29.9M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$27.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$175M
2
BRC
Blue Ridge Capital
New York
-$104M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$50.7M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$32.2M
5
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$16.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EGM
76
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$2.91M +$1.42M +137,152 +88%
AP
77
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$2.91M +$3.05M +293,388 New
BSCP
78
Bay Street Capital Partners
New York
$2.73M +$2.85M +275,000 New
KSCM
79
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
$2.71M +$1.35M +130,000 +91%
TA
80
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.48M +$23.8K +2,292 +0.9%
Squarepoint
81
Squarepoint
New York
$2.35M +$1.55M +149,247 +170%
Royal Bank of Canada
82
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.33M -$12.6K -1,214 -0.5%
American Century Companies
83
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.24M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
84
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.21M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
85
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.08M -$15.3K -1,473 -0.7%
WMSA
86
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$1.98M +$2.08M +200,000 New
WC
87
Wexford Capital
Florida
$1.98M +$2.08M +199,901 New
UBS AM
88
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.93M +$14.3K +1,378 +0.7%
GF
89
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.83M +$114K +11,000 +6%
TMAM
90
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
$1.66M +$739K +71,200 +74%
Tudor Investment Corp
91
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$1.59M -$5.2M -501,415 -76%
Invesco
92
Invesco
Georgia
$1.42M -$1.45M -139,676 -49%
AP
93
Arlington Partners
Alabama
$1.38M +$1.45M +139,257 New
Susquehanna International Group
94
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.38M -$732K -70,529 -34%
VRS
95
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.33M +$133K +12,800 +11%
ERSOT
96
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.31M +$1.37M +132,000 New
CM
97
Crestline Management
Texas
$1.31M +$1.37M +131,814 New
PI
98
Parkside Investments
Illinois
$1.29M +$1.35M +130,500 New
QT
99
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$1.27M +$203K +19,572 +18%
Legal & General Group
100
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.26M +$257K +24,776 +24%
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4
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ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

221 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.65B — down 12% from $3.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new ESI positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gates Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $57.8M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $175M.

  • 221 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q4 2017, up from 203 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.65B of Element Solutions stock for Q4 2017, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q4 2017 and 38 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q4 2017 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $57.8M added.
  • The largest Element Solutions seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $175M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.