Federal Signal
181 hedge funds and large institutions have $838M invested in Federal Signal in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
173% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $981K | Put options by funds: $360K
34% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 58
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $817M → $838M (+$20.8M)
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.52% → 84.57% (+0.05%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 184 → 181 (-3)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 14
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$6.66M |
| 2 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$6.39M |
| 3 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$5.39M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$3.24M |
| 5 |
OCM
Olstein Capital Management
Purchase,
New York
|
+$3.03M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$37.3M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.66M |
| 3 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.11M |
| 4 |
SGAM
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$1.94M |
| 5 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$1.56M |
FSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
181 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Federal Signal (FSS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $838M — up 2.6% from $817M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FSS and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.
The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $6.66M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $37.3M.
- 181 institutional investors held Federal Signal (FSS) as of Q1 2015, down from 184 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $838M of Federal Signal stock for Q1 2015, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new Federal Signal positions in Q1 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Federal Signal buyer in Q1 2015 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $6.66M added.
- The largest Federal Signal seller in Q1 2015 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $37.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.