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GDL Fund

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $66M invested in GDL Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 9

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

0.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.5%43.62% (+0.13%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3434 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.8M → $66M (-$6.76M)

Holders
34
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% 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
6
Increased
13
Reduced
9
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
$15.8M +$169K +18,122 +1%
RVPG
2
Relative Value Partners Group
$11.6M +$486K +52,031 +4%
Lazard Asset Management
3
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$9.8M -$331K -35,400 -3%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.28M -$1M -107,277 -12%
MC
5
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$4.25M
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.65M +$536K +57,384 +17%
GI
7
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$3.39M +$27.5K +2,948 +0.8%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.22M +$41.1K +4,397 +2%
AA
9
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.7M
ZA
10
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$1.43M +$7.47K +800 +0.5%
CL
11
CSS LLC
Illinois
$944K +$10.2K +1,089 +1%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$639K -$99.6K -10,663 -13%
HKAM
13
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$597K +$13.8K +1,477 +2%
9WM
14
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$432K -$10.4K -1,117 -2%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$373K -$43.4K -4,649 -10%
CCP
16
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$322K +$25.7K +2,756 +9%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$284K +$34.9K +3,737 +14%
GPC
18
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
$253K -$11.2K -1,200 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$207K +$105K +11,221 +101%
6M
20
6 Meridian
Kansas
$170K -$31.9K -3,412 -16%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$155K +$1.4K +150 +0.9%
RTS
22
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$126K
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$98K -$20.1K -2,147 -17%
WAM
24
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$85K +$86K +9,202 New
FIA
25
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$71K +$72.8K +7,793 New

GDL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

34 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in GDL Fund (GDL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $66M — down 9.3% from $72.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new GDL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 13 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $536K. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, cutting an estimated $1M.

  • 34 institutional investors held GDL Fund (GDL) as of Q2 2019, unchanged from Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $66M of GDL Fund stock for Q2 2019, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new GDL Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest GDL Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $536K added.
  • The largest GDL Fund seller in Q2 2019 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.