Element Solutions
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$88.3M |
| 2 |
OTPPB
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$50.9M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$50.9M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$42.6M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$40.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$64.9M |
| 2 |
AA
Antipodean Advisors
New York
|
-$24.1M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$12.9M |
| 4 |
LCM
LionEye Capital Management
New York
|
-$12.5M |
| 5 |
CLM
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$11.9M |
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.