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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.74B invested in Element Solutions in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

364% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 14

113% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.16M | Put options by funds: $3.84M

95% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 41

34% more funds holding

Funds holding: 152 → 203 (+51)

11.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.65% → 96.25% (+12%)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.26B → $4.74B (+$476M)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 13 (+1)

Holders
203
Holders Change
+51
Holders Change %
+33.55%
% of All Funds
5.47%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
65
Increased
80
Reduced
41
Closed
14
Calls
$8.16M
Puts
$3.84M
Net Calls
+$4.33M
Net Calls Change
+$1.91M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$88.3M
2
OTPPB
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
+$50.9M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$50.9M
4
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$42.6M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$40.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$64.9M
2
AA
Antipodean Advisors
New York
-$24.1M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$12.9M
4
LCM
LionEye Capital Management
New York
-$12.5M
5
CLM
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
-$11.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SIC
101
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$2.56M +$1.89M +70,000 +233%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
102
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.37M +$546K +20,220 +28%
TI
103
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.36M +$1.55M +57,290 +163%
AC
104
Ascend Capital
California
$2.36M +$760K +28,138 +44%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
105
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.3M +$144K +5,320 +6%
Millennium Management
106
Millennium Management
New York
$2.21M +$1.66M +61,544 +246%
GC
107
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.17M -$356K -13,172 -13%
ARTA
108
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$2.16M +$1.88M +69,517 +463%
VAM
109
Visium Asset Management
New York
$2.11M +$2.23M +82,600 New
AllianceBernstein
110
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.11M +$728K +26,950 +49%
ECM
111
Empirical Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.06M – – –
UBS AM
112
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.03M +$410K +15,197 +24%
MCM
113
Moore Capital Management
New York
$1.98M +$645K +23,900 +45%
EAM
114
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$1.94M -$78.8K -2,919 -4%
MC
115
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$1.9M -$24.3K -900 -1%
PC
116
Pecaut & Co
Iowa
$1.88M +$1.33M +49,150 +201%
GAM
117
GVO Asset Management
Switzerland
$1.87M +$2.31M +85,450 +3,798%
RhumbLine Advisers
118
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.84M +$123K +4,547 +7%
SCM
119
Silver Capital Management
New York
$1.79M -$894K -33,120 -32%
BIM
120
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.76M +$1.03M +38,075 +123%
Franklin Resources
121
Franklin Resources
California
$1.68M -$176K -6,537 -9%
Goldman Sachs
122
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.68M -$14.5K -538 -0.8%
CCA
123
Covey Capital Advisors
Georgia
$1.64M +$1.25M +46,466 +265%
KPCM
124
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$1.59M +$702K +26,010 +72%
Janus Henderson Group
125
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.53M +$1.62M +60,000 New
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ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

203 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $4.74B — up 11% from $4.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new ESI positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Principal Financial Group, adding an estimated $88.3M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $64.9M.

  • 203 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q2 2015, up from 152 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.74B of Element Solutions stock for Q2 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
  • The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q2 2015 was Principal Financial Group, an estimated $88.3M added.
  • The largest Element Solutions seller in Q2 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $64.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.