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Element Solutions
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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
TL
126
TowerView LLC
New York
$456K – – –
SAM
127
Symphony Asset Management
California
$446K -$289K -23,467 -41%
AG
128
Aperio Group
California
$397K +$13.2K +1,070 +4%
Principal Financial Group
129
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$393K +$371K +30,146 New
CSS
130
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$378K +$357K +29,011 New
AB
131
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$364K +$9.68K +787 +3%
FRM
132
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
$357K +$337K +27,400 New
GIA
133
Gargoyle Investment Advisor
New Jersey
$351K +$332K +26,980 New
M&T Bank
134
M&T Bank
New York
$340K +$322K +26,170 New
Canada Life
135
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$305K +$83.7K +6,800 +41%
Squarepoint
136
Squarepoint
New York
$303K +$33.2K +2,700 +13%
SSWM
137
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$292K +$276K +22,402 New
BCA
138
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$286K – – –
AQR Capital Management
139
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$282K +$266K +21,636 New
CL
140
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$260K +$246K +20,000 New
JG
141
Jefferies Group
New York
$256K +$242K +19,634 New
KAM
142
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
$251K – – –
GAM
143
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$239K +$226K +18,388 New
VKH
144
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$232K -$624K -50,677 -74%
PA
145
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$220K -$2.35K -191 -1%
ProShare Advisors
146
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$214K +$5.51K +448 +3%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
147
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$196K – – –
Citigroup
148
Citigroup
New York
$194K +$142K +11,523 +341%
PNC Financial Services Group
149
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$191K +$160 +13 +0.1%
BCA
150
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$182K – – –
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6
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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.