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GDL Fund

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $92M invested in GDL Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 13

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4546 (+1)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $92M → $92M (-$18.8K)

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.42%45.39% (-0.03%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.22%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
18
Reduced
13
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
$20.8M -$102K -10,336 -0.5%
GCIA
2
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$13.7M +$212K +21,498 +2%
GPC
3
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
$8.15M +$919 +93 +0%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$7.97M +$2.21M +223,922 +39%
PAIM
5
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$6.75M +$422K +42,743 +7%
RCM
6
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$3.88M
MC
7
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$3.38M -$3.82M -386,072 -53%
GI
8
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$2.76M -$7.78K -787 -0.3%
CA
9
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$2.65M -$253K -25,580 -9%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.27M +$59.9K +6,064 +3%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.23M +$284K +28,763 +15%
FIMG
12
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$2.16M -$153K -15,445 -7%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.94M -$509K -51,483 -21%
1CP
14
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.82M -$302K -30,560 -14%
AA
15
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.76M +$128K +12,991 +8%
HK
16
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$1.56M +$1.21M +122,296 +364%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.14M -$103K -10,400 -8%
CL
18
CSS LLC
Illinois
$863K +$13.4K +1,352 +2%
GC
19
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$844K -$237K -23,953 -22%
BI
20
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$703K +$124K +12,592 +22%
OTC
21
Opera Trading Capital
France
$694K +$687K +69,478 New
WS
22
Wedbush Securities
California
$486K +$64.6K +6,534 +16%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$438K +$33.5K +3,393 +8%
RTS
24
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$344K
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$317K -$31.6K -3,195 -9%

GDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

46 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in GDL Fund (GDL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $92M — down 0.02% from $92M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new GDL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 18 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.21M. The largest seller was Matisse Capital, cutting an estimated $3.82M.

  • 46 institutional investors held GDL Fund (GDL) as of Q1 2016, up from 45 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $92M of GDL Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 0.02% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new GDL Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest GDL Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $2.21M added.
  • The largest GDL Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Matisse Capital, an estimated $3.82M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.