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GDL Fund

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $87.1M invested in GDL Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 10

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3841 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.29%38.26% (-0.03%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $88.9M → $87.1M (-$1.79M)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+7.89%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
14
Reduced
10
Closed
3
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
$24.5M -$5.75M -523,379 -19%
GI
2
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$16.1M +$175K +15,903 +1%
GPC
3
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
$8.89M -$331K -30,165 -4%
PAIM
4
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$7.15M +$132K +11,989 +2%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.77M +$430K +39,149 +7%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.34M +$1.01M +92,030 +30%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.55M +$112K +10,210 +5%
RCM
8
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.56M +$1.02M +92,832 +181%
SCM
9
Summit Capital Management
Washington
$1.53M +$1.02M +92,670 +191%
Deutsche Bank
10
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.47M
AA
11
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.36M +$397K +36,201 +41%
1CP
12
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.27M
DA
13
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.19M -$227K -20,641 -16%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.07M -$799K -72,743 -42%
TC
15
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.03M +$833K +75,875 +402%
CL
16
CSS LLC
Illinois
$839K +$153K +13,917 +22%
ST
17
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$570K
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$505K +$10.1K +917 +2%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$447K -$16.6K -1,513 -4%
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$444K -$81.5K -7,425 -15%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$437K -$35.6K -3,242 -7%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
22
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$434K +$439K +40,000 New
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$378K +$29.6K +2,700 +8%
CA
24
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$378K +$382K +34,778 New
RVP
25
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$298K

GDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

41 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in GDL Fund (GDL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $87.1M — down 2% from $88.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new GDL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.02M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.75M.

  • 41 institutional investors held GDL Fund (GDL) as of Q2 2014, up from 38 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $87.1M of GDL Fund stock for Q2 2014, down 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new GDL Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest GDL Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $1.02M added.
  • The largest GDL Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $5.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.