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196 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.68B invested in Element Solutions in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24.8M | Put options by funds: $11.2M

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 24

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 191 → 196 (+5)

5.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.44% → 89.72% (-5.7%)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.43B → $2.68B (-$750M)

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 76

Holders
196
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.62%
% of All Funds
4.37%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
29
Increased
57
Reduced
76
Closed
24
Calls
$24.8M
Puts
$11.2M
Net Calls
+$13.5M
Net Calls Change
-$36.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
C
Consulta
United Kingdom
+$22M
2
LWCA
Locust Wood Capital Advisers
New York
+$15.6M
3
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$10.5M
4
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
+$9.38M
5
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
+$8.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$73.5M
2
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$60.9M
3
MSE
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
-$41.3M
4
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$37.6M
5
AL
Appaloosa LP
New Jersey
-$22.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CHA
76
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$2.23M -$1.21M -109,647 -34%
GF
77
Gabelli Funds
New York
$2.22M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
78
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.21M +$138K +12,486 +6%
GI
79
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$2.01M – – –
Legal & General Group
80
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.95M +$319K +28,983 +18%
Macquarie Group
81
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.79M +$49.6K +4,500 +3%
SEI Investments
82
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.76M -$782K -70,954 -33%
PI
83
Parkside Investments
Illinois
$1.74M +$443K +40,155 +31%
KSCM
84
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
$1.68M +$661K +60,000 +58%
TCM
85
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
$1.59M -$32K -2,900 -2%
AP
86
Arlington Partners
Alabama
$1.45M – – –
FM
87
Fondren Management
Texas
$1.24M +$1.32M +120,000 New
MC
88
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$1.14M -$99.2K -9,000 -8%
AllianceBernstein
89
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.13M -$61.3K -5,560 -5%
Prudential Financial
90
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.12M – – –
ERSOT
91
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.1M – – –
Jane Street
92
Jane Street
New York
$1.09M +$1.16M +105,342 New
WB
93
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$1.06M +$523K +47,500 +86%
JG
94
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.06M +$1.13M +102,393 New
AG
95
AlphaSimPlex Group
Massachusetts
$1.05M – – –
LAM
96
Lapides Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.05M -$2.45M -222,700 -69%
HFA
97
Huber Financial Advisors
Illinois
$1.03M – – –
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
98
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$1.01M +$13K +1,184 +1%
EMG
99
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$974K -$776K -70,392 -43%
Citadel Advisors
100
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$948K -$3.15M -285,688 -76%
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4
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ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

196 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.68B — down 22% from $3.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new ESI positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Consulta, opening a new position worth an estimated $22M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $73.5M.

  • 196 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q4 2018, up from 191 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.68B of Element Solutions stock for Q4 2018, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q4 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q4 2018 was Consulta, an estimated $22M added.
  • The largest Element Solutions seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $73.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.