Element Solutions
152 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.26B invested in Element Solutions in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
172% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.82M | Put options by funds: $1.41M
60% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 40
46% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 26
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 12 (+3)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.76B → $4.26B (+$504M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 141 → 152 (+11)
4.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.02% → 84.65% (-4.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
+$193M |
| 2 |
CM
Corvex Management
New York
|
+$66.8M |
| 3 |
MCMC
Matrix Capital Management Company
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
|
+$48.1M |
| 4 |
RCM
Roystone Capital Management
New York
|
+$27.1M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$23.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Amici Capital
New York
|
-$24M |
| 2 |
TPCM
Tide Point Capital Management
Old Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$18M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$15M |
| 4 |
AA
Antipodean Advisors
New York
|
-$13.1M |
| 5 |
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$9.27M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$13K | -545 | Closed |
|
177
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$5K | -202 | Closed |
|
ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
152 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.26B — up 13% from $3.76B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new ESI positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Sculptor Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $193M. The largest seller was Amici Capital, cutting an estimated $24M.
- 152 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q1 2015, up from 141 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $4.26B of Element Solutions stock for Q1 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q1 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q1 2015 was Sculptor Capital, an estimated $193M added.
- The largest Element Solutions seller in Q1 2015 was Amici Capital, an estimated $24M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.