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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $158M invested in Foster in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

283% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 6

227% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.2M | Put options by funds: $673K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

89% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $83.4M → $158M (+$74.4M)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6986 (+17)

6.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.74%71.18% (+6.4%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
86
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+24.64%
% of All Funds
2.14%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
23
Increased
23
Reduced
25
Closed
6
Calls
$2.2M
Puts
$673K
Net Calls
+$1.52M
Net Calls Change
+$559K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPAM
1
Legion Partners Asset Management
California
$34M +$1.21M +71,497 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$11.4M +$492K +29,069 +6%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$10.7M +$5.65M +333,850 +200%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$7.57M -$565K -33,343 -9%
KCM
5
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$6.64M +$76.8K +4,537 +1%
TAM
6
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$5.71M -$149K -8,770 -3%
LSV Asset Management
7
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$5.41M -$45.5K -2,687 -1%
PPA
8
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.75M -$315K -18,581 -8%
2L
9
22NW LP
Washington
$4.62M
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.43M -$4.15M -245,036 -54%
SCM
11
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$4.27M -$575K -33,955 -15%
Renaissance Technologies
12
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.04M +$659K +38,900 +26%
PI
13
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$3.37M +$2.66M +156,900 New
FWSM
14
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$3.25M
Russell Investments Group
15
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.98M -$103K -6,086 -4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
16
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.88M -$190K -11,235 -8%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.34M +$1.27M +74,981 +220%
RA
18
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.26M
MA
19
Minerva Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.18M -$66.1K -3,900 -4%
TA
20
Teton Advisors
New York
$2M -$16.9K -1,000 -1%
State Street
21
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.98M +$1.28M +75,509 +452%
BCM
22
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.7M
MDCM
23
Morgan Dempsey Capital Management
Wisconsin
$1.65M -$42K -2,481 -3%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.59M +$320K +18,921 +34%
BFA
25
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.57M

FSTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

86 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Foster (FSTR) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $158M — up 89% from $83.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new FSTR positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $5.65M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $4.15M.

  • 86 institutional investors held Foster (FSTR) as of Q2 2017, up from 69 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $158M of Foster stock for Q2 2017, up 89% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Foster positions in Q2 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Foster buyer in Q2 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $5.65M added.
  • The largest Foster seller in Q2 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $4.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.