Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
144 hedge funds and large institutions have $409M invested in Ezcorp Inc in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
56% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.15M | Put options by funds: $735K
54% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 13
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 138 → 144 (+6)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 48
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $520M → $409M (-$111M)
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 2 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WA
Whitebox Advisors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$8.32M |
| 2 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$5.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$4.19M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$3.53M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.21M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$13M |
| 2 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.49M |
| 3 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
-$5.1M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$3.19M |
| 5 |
ACM
Axel Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.09M |
EZPW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
144 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ezcorp Inc (EZPW) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $409M — down 21% from $520M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new EZPW positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Whitebox Advisors, adding an estimated $8.32M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $13M.
- 144 institutional investors held Ezcorp Inc (EZPW) as of Q1 2015, up from 138 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $409M of Ezcorp Inc stock for Q1 2015, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Ezcorp Inc positions in Q1 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Ezcorp Inc buyer in Q1 2015 was Whitebox Advisors, an estimated $8.32M added.
- The largest Ezcorp Inc seller in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $13M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.