Federal Signal
153 hedge funds and large institutions have $652M invested in Federal Signal in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
190% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 10
49% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $439M → $652M (+$214M)
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 47
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 153 (+19)
0.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.39% → 81.06% (+0.67%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $49K | Put options by funds: $89K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QBFM
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
|
+$3.57M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.36M |
| 3 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.57M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.09M |
| 5 |
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.49M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
-$15.6M |
| 2 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$4.29M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$1.79M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.65M |
| 5 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$1.41M |
FSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
153 of the 3,096 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Federal Signal (FSS) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $652M — up 49% from $439M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new FSS positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was QS Batterymarch Financial Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.57M. The largest seller was Tocqueville Asset Management, cutting an estimated $15.6M.
- 153 institutional investors held Federal Signal (FSS) as of Q3 2013, up from 134 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $652M of Federal Signal stock for Q3 2013, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Federal Signal positions in Q3 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Federal Signal buyer in Q3 2013 was QS Batterymarch Financial Management, an estimated $3.57M added.
- The largest Federal Signal seller in Q3 2013 was Tocqueville Asset Management, an estimated $15.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.