Federal Signal
184 hedge funds and large institutions have $816M invested in Federal Signal in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 15
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $695M → $816M (+$121M)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 59
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 177 → 184 (+7)
0.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.73% → 84.52% (+0.79%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $83K | Put options by funds: $133K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$9.17M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.92M |
| 3 |
OCG
Opus Capital Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$4.49M |
| 4 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
+$4.29M |
| 5 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.98M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$12.8M |
| 2 |
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
Albany,
New York
|
-$4.71M |
| 3 |
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
-$2.37M |
| 4 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
-$1.96M |
| 5 |
SGAM
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$1.82M |
FSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
184 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Federal Signal (FSS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $816M — up 17% from $695M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FSS positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $9.17M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $12.8M.
- 184 institutional investors held Federal Signal (FSS) as of Q4 2014, up from 177 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $816M of Federal Signal stock for Q4 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Federal Signal positions in Q4 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Federal Signal buyer in Q4 2014 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $9.17M added.
- The largest Federal Signal seller in Q4 2014 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $12.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.