General Finance Corporation
GFN
GFN was delisted on the 25th of May, 2021.
55 hedge funds and large institutions have $84.8M invested in General Finance Corporation in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
238% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 8
103% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.8M → $84.8M (+$43.1M)
75% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 8
53% more funds holding
Funds holding: 36 → 55 (+19)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
59% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $168K | Put options by funds: $409K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$4.68M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.29M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.98M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.43M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$955K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GA
Gagnon Advisors
New York
|
-$6.07M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.37M |
| 3 |
GS
Gagnon Securities
New York
|
-$1.36M |
| 4 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$458K |
| 5 |
VFA
Valeo Financial Advisors
Carmel,
Indiana
|
-$412K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $4.35K | +$3.26K | +321 | New |
|
52
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
PIA
53
Piedmont Investment Advisors
Durham,
North Carolina
| $2K | +$1.72K | +169 | New |
|
54
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $1K | +$702 | +69 | New |
|
55
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1K | +$1.03K | +101 | New |
|
56
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$374K | -51,612 | Closed |
|
|
FWSM
57
First Wilshire Securities Management
Pasadena,
California
| – | -$328K | -45,291 | Closed |
|
58
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$223K | -30,820 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
59
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
| – | -$159K | -21,923 | Closed |
|
|
CS
60
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$98K | -13,562 | Closed |
|
61
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$98K | -13,562 | Closed |
|
|
CG
62
Caprock Group
Boise,
Idaho
| – | -$80K | -11,000 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
63
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$2K | -219 | Closed |
|
GFN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
55 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General Finance Corporation (GFN) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $84.8M — up 103% from $41.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new GFN positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $4.68M. The largest seller was Gagnon Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.07M.
- 55 institutional investors held General Finance Corporation (GFN) as of Q2 2018, up from 36 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $84.8M of General Finance Corporation stock for Q2 2018, up 103% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new General Finance Corporation positions in Q2 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest General Finance Corporation buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.68M added.
- The largest General Finance Corporation seller in Q2 2018 was Gagnon Advisors, an estimated $6.07M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.