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GDL Fund

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $88.9M invested in GDL Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 7

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.5%38.29% (-2.2%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $94M → $88.9M (-$5.18M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4138 (-3)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
38
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.32%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
14
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Lazard Asset Management
1
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$30.6M -$4.93M -444,710 -14%
GI
2
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$16.2M +$441K +39,773 +3%
GPC
3
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
$9.36M -$2.59M -233,292 -22%
PAIM
4
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$7.13M +$584K +52,712 +9%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.45M +$534K +48,166 +9%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.39M +$1.15M +103,951 +51%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.48M +$287K +25,853 +13%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.89M +$1.34M +121,184 +242%
Deutsche Bank
9
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.49M -$27.7K -2,500 -2%
DA
10
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.44M +$405K +36,492 +39%
1CP
11
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.29M
AA
12
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$984K +$512K +46,204 +107%
CL
13
CSS LLC
Illinois
$698K
ST
14
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$579K
RCM
15
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$565K
SCM
16
Summit Capital Management
Washington
$536K +$174K +15,655 +48%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$533K -$53.6K -4,837 -9%
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$503K +$404K +36,432 +396%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$480K +$109K +9,837 +29%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$471K -$25.4K -2,288 -5%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$354K +$6.54K +590 +2%
RVP
22
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$303K
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$223K +$38.5K +3,473 +21%
TC
24
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$208K -$477K -43,033 -70%
U
25
UBS
Switzerland
$208K +$101K +9,150 +94%

GDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

38 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in GDL Fund (GDL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $88.9M — down 5.5% from $94M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of GDL and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $1.34M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.93M.

  • 38 institutional investors held GDL Fund (GDL) as of Q1 2014, down from 41 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $88.9M of GDL Fund stock for Q1 2014, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new GDL Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest GDL Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $1.34M added.
  • The largest GDL Fund seller in Q1 2014 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $4.93M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.