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GDL Fund

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.8M invested in GDL Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 8

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $71.8M → $72.8M (+$995K)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

1.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.73%43.5% (-1.2%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3634 (-2)

Holders
34
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
0.74%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
5
Increased
14
Reduced
8
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GCIA
1
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$16.1M +$163K +17,337 +1%
RVPG
2
Relative Value Partners Group
$11.4M +$827K +88,002 +8%
Lazard Asset Management
3
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$10.5M
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.54M -$14.8K -1,572 -0.2%
MC
5
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$4.39M -$20.7K -2,200 -0.5%
CA
6
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$4.33M +$228K +24,245 +6%
GI
7
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$3.47M +$20.5K +2,181 +0.6%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.23M +$726K +77,294 +30%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.25M -$381K -40,573 -15%
AA
10
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.75M -$360K -38,335 -17%
ZA
11
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$1.46M
CL
12
CSS LLC
Illinois
$965K +$37.6K +4,000 +4%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$762K -$74K -7,870 -9%
HKAM
14
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$603K +$593K +63,051 New
9WM
15
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$457K -$12.1K -1,290 -3%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$429K +$124K +13,221 +42%
CCP
17
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$306K +$107K +11,392 +55%
GPC
18
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
$273K -$378K -40,255 -58%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$258K +$8.1K +862 +3%
PAS
20
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$256K +$253K +26,920 New
6M
21
6 Meridian
Kansas
$208K +$2.01K +214 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$159K -$940 -100 -0.6%
RTS
23
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$130K +$128K +13,600 New
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$123K +$65.9K +7,013 +121%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$107K +$105K +11,158 New

GDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

34 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in GDL Fund (GDL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $72.8M — up 1.4% from $71.8M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in GDL was balanced in Q1 2019: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 14 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Relative Value Partners Group, adding an estimated $827K. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $381K.

  • 34 institutional investors held GDL Fund (GDL) as of Q1 2019, down from 36 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $72.8M of GDL Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new GDL Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest GDL Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $827K added.
  • The largest GDL Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $381K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.