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195 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.53B invested in Element Solutions in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

177% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 22

161% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $87.9M | Put options by funds: $33.7M

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.67B → $3.53B (+$864M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 162 → 195 (+33)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 51

2.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.61% → 95.51% (-2.1%)

Holders
195
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+20.37%
% of All Funds
4.85%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
61
Increased
55
Reduced
51
Closed
22
Calls
$87.9M
Puts
$33.7M
Net Calls
+$54.2M
Net Calls Change
+$29.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$127M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$116M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$46.1M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$25.8M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$21.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CM
Corvex Management
New York
-$74.7M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$53.8M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$48.9M
4
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$33.3M
5
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$32.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DTL
101
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$817K +$517K +42,022 +203%
BRF
102
B. Riley Financial
California
$781K – – –
VOYA Investment Management
103
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$774K -$17.8K -1,448 -2%
WHG
104
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$750K – – –
SEC
105
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$712K +$673K +54,700 New
PC
106
Pecaut & Co
Iowa
$691K – – –
GC
107
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$687K -$253K -20,597 -28%
Balyasny Asset Management
108
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$681K +$643K +52,285 New
IA
109
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$666K +$4.64K +377 +0.7%
HCM
110
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$661K +$625K +50,829 New
ARTA
111
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$658K +$623K +50,600 New
PCM
112
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$590K -$29.5K -2,400 -5%
NI
113
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$570K -$928K -75,400 -63%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
114
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$553K -$972 -79 -0.2%
CC
115
Cipher Capital
New York
$542K +$512K +41,628 New
KPCM
116
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$538K +$50.9K +4,137 +11%
SGAM
117
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$510K +$67.7K +5,500 +16%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
118
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$505K -$829K -67,409 -63%
GEM
119
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$500K -$23.5K -1,910 -5%
NFA
120
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$491K +$464K +37,747 New
Verition Fund Management
121
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$483K -$3.28M -266,210 -88%
LCM
122
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$480K +$454K +36,885 New
PP
123
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$470K +$444K +36,117 New
URS
124
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$462K – – –
NIT
125
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$460K +$434K +35,300 New
3 4
5
6 7

ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

195 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $3.53B — up 32% from $2.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new ESI positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $127M. The largest seller was Corvex Management, cutting an estimated $74.7M.

  • 195 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q1 2017, up from 162 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $3.53B of Element Solutions stock for Q1 2017, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q1 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $127M added.
  • The largest Element Solutions seller in Q1 2017 was Corvex Management, an estimated $74.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.