Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $425M invested in Ezcorp Inc in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 13
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 53
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 162 → 175 (+13)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
2.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 108.91% → 106.37% (-2.5%)
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $599M → $425M (-$174M)
91% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $340K | Put options by funds: $3.91M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.54M |
| 2 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$4.52M |
| 3 |
ACM
Archon Capital Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$3.63M |
| 4 |
FP
Foundry Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.49M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.51M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$30.1M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$5.43M |
| 3 |
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
|
-$1.98M |
| 4 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$1.81M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.3M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$503K | -46,990 | Closed |
|
177
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$287K | -30,339 | -100% |
|
178
Squarepoint
New York
| – | -$320K | -29,887 | Closed |
|
|
CIM
179
Cambria Investment Management
Manhattan Beach,
California
| – | -$247K | -23,111 | Closed |
|
|
LSC
180
Lyon Street Capital
Sausalito,
California
| – | -$175K | -16,379 | Closed |
|
|
GLA
181
Great Lakes Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$137K | -12,794 | Closed |
|
|
EMG
182
Ellington Management Group
Old Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$128K | -12,000 | Closed |
|
183
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$56.6K | -5,975 | Closed |
|
184
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$31.5K | -3,321 | Closed |
|
|
MPWT
185
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Windsor,
Connecticut
| – | -$6.62K | -619 | Closed |
|
|
PFC
186
Phocas Financial Corp
Alameda,
California
| – | +$502 | +53 | New |
|
EZPW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
175 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ezcorp Inc (EZPW) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $425M — down 29% from $599M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new EZPW positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $6.54M. The largest seller was Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut), cutting an estimated $30.1M.
- 175 institutional investors held Ezcorp Inc (EZPW) as of Q4 2018, up from 162 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $425M of Ezcorp Inc stock for Q4 2018, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Ezcorp Inc positions in Q4 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Ezcorp Inc buyer in Q4 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.54M added.
- The largest Ezcorp Inc seller in Q4 2018 was Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut), an estimated $30.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.