Element Solutions
141 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.76B invested in Element Solutions in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
225% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 12
143% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 28
80% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 9 (+4)
51% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.49B → $3.76B (+$1.27B)
23% more funds holding
Funds holding: 115 → 141 (+26)
16.54% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.48% → 89.02% (+17%)
88% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26K | Put options by funds: $223K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PSCM
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
|
+$233M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$201M |
| 3 |
CM
Corvex Management
New York
|
+$158M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$95.6M |
| 5 |
MVP
Miller Value Partners
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$89.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$69.5M |
| 2 |
AWG
Alpha Wave Global
New York
|
-$54.5M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.22M |
| 4 |
TEC
Tiger Eye Capital
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$5.28M |
| 5 |
TI
Turner Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.78M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$102K | -4,059 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
152
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$1K | -35 | Closed |
|
ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
141 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.76B — up 51% from $2.49B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new ESI positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Pershing Square Capital Management, adding an estimated $233M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $69.5M.
- 141 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q4 2014, up from 115 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $3.76B of Element Solutions stock for Q4 2014, up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q4 2014 was Pershing Square Capital Management, an estimated $233M added.
- The largest Element Solutions seller in Q4 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $69.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.