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General Finance Corporation
GFN

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GFN was delisted on the 25th of May, 2021.

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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $64M invested in General Finance Corporation in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

800% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 3

109% more funds holding

Funds holding: 22 → 46 (+24)

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $50.1M → $64M (+$14M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 10

Holders
46
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+109.09%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
27
Increased
6
Reduced
10
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$2.39M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.9M
3
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$1.57M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$808K
5
AR
Advisory Research
Illinois
+$653K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GS
Gagnon Securities
New York
-$5.78M
2
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
-$271K
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$177K
4
ZIM
ZPR Investment Management
Florida
-$171K
5
BCMU
BlueCrest Capital Management (UK)
Guernsey
-$166K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GS
1
Gagnon Securities
New York
$23.5M -$5.78M -658,166 -21%
GA
2
Gagnon Advisors
New York
$17.7M – – –
GGHC
3
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$3.71M -$156K -17,714 -4%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.59M +$2.39M +272,382 New
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.39M +$1.9M +216,204 +607%
BCM
6
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.24M +$448K +51,000 +28%
BA
7
Bard Associates
Illinois
$1.91M -$32.5K -3,700 -2%
EI
8
EAM Investors
California
$1.7M +$1.57M +178,541 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
9
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$950K – – –
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$875K +$808K +92,055 New
PCM
11
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$851K -$271K -30,901 -26%
AR
12
Advisory Research
Illinois
$707K +$653K +74,394 New
GIP
13
Granite Investment Partners
California
$578K +$7.07K +805 +1%
FWSM
14
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$439K – – –
TCIM
15
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$418K +$386K +43,996 New
PAM
16
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$330K +$146K +16,614 +92%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$296K +$274K +31,200 New
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$292K +$270K +30,746 New
BIM
19
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$286K +$264K +30,057 New
Renaissance Technologies
20
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$233K +$106K +12,094 +97%
DCM
21
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$200K -$43.7K -4,973 -19%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
22
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$192K +$177K +20,200 New
State Street
23
State Street
Massachusetts
$171K +$158K +18,044 New
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$154K +$142K +16,200 New
MTIP
25
Magee Thomson Investment Partners
California
$153K +$141K +16,030 New
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GFN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

46 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General Finance Corporation (GFN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $64M — up 28% from $50.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new GFN positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.39M. The largest seller was Gagnon Securities, cutting an estimated $5.78M.

  • 46 institutional investors held General Finance Corporation (GFN) as of Q2 2014, up from 22 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $64M of General Finance Corporation stock for Q2 2014, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new General Finance Corporation positions in Q2 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest General Finance Corporation buyer in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $2.39M added.
  • The largest General Finance Corporation seller in Q2 2014 was Gagnon Securities, an estimated $5.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.