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GDL Fund

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $90.9M invested in GDL Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 16

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4648 (+2)

2.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.39%47.79% (+2.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $92M → $90.9M (-$1.09M)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
20
Reduced
16
Closed
2
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
$19.1M -$1.57M -157,219 -8%
GCIA
2
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$13.9M +$291K +29,170 +2%
AAM
3
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$10.7M +$2.76M +275,813 +35%
GPC
4
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
$8.07M +$949 +95 +0%
MC
5
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$4.44M +$1.1M +109,735 +33%
PAIM
6
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$3.97M -$2.74M -273,858 -41%
RCM
7
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$3.84M
GI
8
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$2.74M +$8.5K +851 +0.3%
CA
9
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$2.64M
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.61M +$368K +36,803 +16%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.55M +$350K +35,012 +16%
AA
12
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.94M +$200K +20,000 +11%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.82M -$94.1K -9,416 -5%
FIMG
14
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$1.8M -$337K -33,761 -16%
1CP
15
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.68M -$114K -11,400 -6%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.08M -$56K -5,600 -5%
HK
17
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$1.04M -$510K -51,050 -33%
CL
18
CSS LLC
Illinois
$867K +$13.6K +1,358 +2%
OTC
19
Opera Trading Capital
France
$585K -$105K -10,557 -15%
GC
20
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$562K -$280K -28,043 -33%
WS
21
Wedbush Securities
California
$550K +$68.6K +6,860 +14%
BI
22
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$535K -$163K -16,275 -23%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$448K +$14.9K +1,496 +3%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$387K +$264K +26,398 +209%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$383K +$218K +21,792 +131%

GDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

48 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in GDL Fund (GDL) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $90.9M — down 1.2% from $92M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new GDL positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.76M. The largest seller was Punch & Associates Investment Management, cutting an estimated $2.74M.

  • 48 institutional investors held GDL Fund (GDL) as of Q2 2016, up from 46 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $90.9M of GDL Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new GDL Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest GDL Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $2.76M added.
  • The largest GDL Fund seller in Q2 2016 was Punch & Associates Investment Management, an estimated $2.74M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.