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GAM

General American Investors Company
GAM

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $343M invested in General American Investors Company in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $304M → $343M (+$39.4M)

2.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.02% → 31.37% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 66 (0)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
66
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
6
Increased
19
Reduced
21
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
+$25.6M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$7.71M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.85M
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$2.52M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.72M

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$11M
2
OMC
Overbrook Management Corp
New York
-$6.35M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$985K
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$426K
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$338K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
26
Cannell & Co
New York
$1.1M – – –
First Trust Advisors
27
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.09M +$94K +2,632 +10%
RJFSA
28
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.05M -$104K -2,906 -9%
TC
29
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$935K +$99.9K +2,797 +12%
LCS
30
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$916K – – –
FFA
31
First Foundation Advisors
California
$824K +$64.3K +1,800 +9%
US Bancorp
32
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$760K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
33
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$735K -$338K -9,450 -32%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$607K -$20.2K -566 -3%
RG
35
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$507K – – –
TC
36
Taylor Cottrill
New Hampshire
$502K – – –
LPL Financial
37
LPL Financial
California
$501K +$14.3K +401 +3%
TCT
38
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$464K – – –
CAM
39
Columbia Asset Management
Michigan
$429K – – –
SI
40
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$410K -$33K -924 -8%
VKH
41
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$388K +$377K +10,538 New
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$365K – – –
PA
43
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$314K – – –
HTC
44
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$218K -$112K -3,128 -35%
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$217K +$29.2K +816 +16%
OC
46
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$214K – – –
First Manhattan
47
First Manhattan
New York
$212K – – –
GC
48
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$206K +$200K +5,593 New
ST
49
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$205K +$199K +5,569 New
LW
50
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$204K +$198K +5,551 New
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GAM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

66 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General American Investors Company (GAM) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $343M — up 13% from $304M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new GAM positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bulldog Investors, adding an estimated $25.6M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $11M.

  • 66 institutional investors held General American Investors Company (GAM) as of Q2 2014, unchanged from Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $343M of General American Investors Company stock for Q2 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new General American Investors Company positions in Q2 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest General American Investors Company buyer in Q2 2014 was Bulldog Investors, an estimated $25.6M added.
  • The largest General American Investors Company seller in Q2 2014 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.