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170 hedge funds and large institutions have $973M invested in Greif in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 55

6.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.56%95.71% (+6.2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 177170 (-7)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.09B → $973M (-$119M)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 32

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.78M | Put options by funds: $2.29M

Holders
170
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.95%
% of All Funds
4.53%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
28
Increased
70
Reduced
55
Closed
32
Calls
$1.78M
Puts
$2.29M
Net Calls
-$513K
Net Calls Change
-$559K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BFA
1
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$192M +$159M +3,876,622 +381%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$63.5M +$1.81M +44,351 +3%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$51.5M +$2.31M +56,439 +5%
RA
4
Royce & Associates
New York
$49.2M -$6.63M -162,104 -11%
GI
5
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$38M +$7.01M +171,295 +21%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$36.4M +$3.13M +76,467 +9%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$36.2M -$805K -19,682 -2%
AAM
8
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$35M +$3.41M +83,355 +10%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$32.7M +$12.9M +315,011 +61%
DRZID
10
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$28.6M -$673K -16,447 -2%
LCP
11
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$23.4M -$2.59M -63,289 -10%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$22.9M -$11.5M -282,071 -33%
Comerica Bank
13
Comerica Bank
Texas
$21.8M -$18.3M -447,419 -45%
Massachusetts Financial Services
14
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$19.1M +$895K +21,876 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$17.8M +$708K +17,307 +4%
HA
16
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$16.9M -$17.5M -427,284 -50%
Prudential Financial
17
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$14.9M +$9.11M +222,670 +143%
GF
18
Gabelli Funds
New York
$13.4M +$1.96M +48,000 +16%
VOYA Investment Management
19
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$13.1M +$1.51M +36,944 +12%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$12.3M +$3.07M +75,000 +32%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$11.6M -$4.27M -104,378 -26%
BTS
22
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$11M +$98.9K +2,418 +9%
RFC
23
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$10.1M -$2.46M -60,109 -19%
Arrowstreet Capital
24
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$9.4M +$6.88M +168,347 +237%
D.E. Shaw & Co
25
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$8.42M +$6.81M +166,564 +348%

GEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

170 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Greif (GEF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $973M — down 11% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of GEF and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $159M. The largest seller was Denver Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.8M sold.

  • 170 institutional investors held Greif (GEF) as of Q1 2015, down from 177 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $973M of Greif stock for Q1 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Greif positions in Q1 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Greif buyer in Q1 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $159M added.
  • The largest Greif seller in Q1 2015 was Denver Investment Advisors, an estimated $31.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.