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Essendant Inc.
ESND

Delisted

ESND was delisted on the 30th of January, 2019.

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154 hedge funds and large institutions have $277M invested in Essendant Inc. in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 15

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 46

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 148 → 154 (+6)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $339M → $277M (-$62.1M)

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31K | Put options by funds: $229K

Holders
154
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.05%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
24
Increased
58
Reduced
46
Closed
15
Calls
$31K
Puts
$229K
Net Calls
-$198K
Net Calls Change
-$198K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$4.71M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.76M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.51M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$2.26M
5
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
+$2.25M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$19.2M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$5.31M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.86M
4
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$2.38M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MIM
101
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$143K – – –
Citigroup
102
Citigroup
New York
$142K -$169K -19,640 -52%
HCM
103
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$140K +$155K +17,965 New
SCM
104
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$131K +$144K +16,762 New
LSERS
105
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$130K +$4.31K +500 +3%
HSBC Holdings
106
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$121K +$138 +16 +0.1%
PAM
107
Premier Asset Management
Illinois
$118K +$130K +15,086 New
AIM
108
Alambic Investment Management
California
$118K +$130K +15,127 New
Macquarie Group
109
Macquarie Group
Australia
$115K -$37.1K -4,300 -23%
MERSOM
110
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$110K – – –
TRSOTSOK
111
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$108K – – –
JG
112
Jefferies Group
New York
$101K -$3.52K -409 -3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
113
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$95.2K -$82.5K -9,570 -44%
SOADOR
114
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$94K +$40.9K +4,750 +64%
Barclays
115
Barclays
United Kingdom
$93K +$52.4K +6,083 +103%
UBS AM
116
UBS AM
Illinois
$92K -$186K -21,533 -65%
SGAM
117
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$88K -$3.4K -394 -3%
MSA
118
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$82K +$5.83K +677 +7%
ZCM
119
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$79K -$27.9K -3,241 -24%
MLICM
120
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$73K – – –
UBS Group
121
UBS Group
Switzerland
$67K -$79K -9,172 -52%
EP
122
Elkfork Partners
Oregon
$66K – – –
Pacer Advisors
123
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$61K +$15.7K +1,824 +30%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
124
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$55K – – –
PG
125
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$55K +$60.4K +7,011 New
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ESND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

154 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Essendant Inc. (ESND) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $277M — down 18% from $339M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ESND positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AJO LP, adding an estimated $4.71M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $19.2M.

  • 154 institutional investors held Essendant Inc. (ESND) as of Q1 2018, up from 148 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $277M of Essendant Inc. stock for Q1 2018, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Essendant Inc. positions in Q1 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Essendant Inc. buyer in Q1 2018 was AJO LP, an estimated $4.71M added.
  • The largest Essendant Inc. seller in Q1 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $19.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.