Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
138 hedge funds and large institutions have $359M invested in Ezcorp Inc in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
103% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $467K | Put options by funds: $230K
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 48
2.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.27% → 85.77% (-2.5%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 152 → 138 (-14)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $480M → $359M (-$122M)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
41% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 22
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$59.4M |
| 2 |
RA
Rovida Advisors
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
|
+$5.01M |
| 3 |
LCM
Lafitte Capital Management
Austin,
Texas
|
+$2.52M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$2.18M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.94M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Huber Capital Management
El Segundo,
California
|
-$7.34M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.99M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.61M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$2.84M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$2.65M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QT
151
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$37K | -3,564 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
152
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$24K | -2,300 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
153
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$14K | -1,306 | Closed |
|
154
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$8K | -767 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
155
Elgethun Capital Management
Sioux Falls,
South Dakota
| – | -$6K | -600 | Closed |
|
|
QI
156
QS Investors
New York
| – | -$5K | -498 | Closed |
|
|
TWA
157
TCI Wealth Advisors
Tucson,
Arizona
| – | -$2K | -219 | Closed |
|
158
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2K | -153 | Closed |
|
|
PFS
159
Physicians Financial Services
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$1K | -75 | Closed |
|
|
RWML
160
RAFFA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
Washington,
District of Columbia
| – | -$490 | -46 | Closed |
|
EZPW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
138 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ezcorp Inc (EZPW) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $359M — down 25% from $480M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of EZPW and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $59.4M. The largest seller was Huber Capital Management, cutting an estimated $7.34M.
- 138 institutional investors held Ezcorp Inc (EZPW) as of Q1 2017, down from 152 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $359M of Ezcorp Inc stock for Q1 2017, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Ezcorp Inc positions in Q1 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Ezcorp Inc buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $59.4M added.
- The largest Ezcorp Inc seller in Q1 2017 was Huber Capital Management, an estimated $7.34M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.