Exponent
EXPO
148 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in Exponent in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7
81% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.77M | Put options by funds: $978K
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $954M → $1.02B (+$64.3M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 148 (+5)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 51
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
+$7.6M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.53M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$3.44M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.91M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.73M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DDC
DF Dent & Co
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$15.4M |
| 2 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.24M |
| 3 |
MSA
Mason Street Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$4.69M |
| 4 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$4.12M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$2.75M |
EXPO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
148 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Exponent (EXPO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.02B — up 6.7% from $954M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new EXPO positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Teachers Advisors, adding an estimated $7.6M. The largest seller was DF Dent & Co, cutting an estimated $15.4M.
- 148 institutional investors held Exponent (EXPO) as of Q1 2015, up from 143 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.02B of Exponent stock for Q1 2015, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Exponent positions in Q1 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Exponent buyer in Q1 2015 was Teachers Advisors, an estimated $7.6M added.
- The largest Exponent seller in Q1 2015 was DF Dent & Co, an estimated $15.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.