Graco
291 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.95B invested in Graco in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 18
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 268 → 291 (+23)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.81B → $3.95B (+$141M)
3.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 251.62% → 247.93% (-3.7%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 105
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.22M | Put options by funds: $7.43M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$41.6M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$13.7M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$12M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.6M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$64.4M |
| 2 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$24M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.1M |
| 4 |
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
El Segundo,
California
|
-$13.2M |
| 5 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$10.5M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MFW
301
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
| – | -$230K | -9,312 | Closed |
|
302
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Fort Worth,
Texas
| – | -$222K | -9,000 | Closed |
|
303
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$215K | -8,700 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
304
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$183K | -7,416 | Closed |
|
|
S
305
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$5K | -210 | Closed |
|
306
Jones Financial Companies
Des Peres,
Missouri
| – | -$3K | -111 | Closed |
|
|
BC
307
Bartlett & Co
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$2K | -90 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
308
ETrade Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
| – | -$2K | -63 | Closed |
|
|
MFS
309
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | +$230 | +9 | New |
|
GGG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
291 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Graco (GGG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $3.95B — up 3.7% from $3.81B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new GGG positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $64.4M.
- 291 institutional investors held Graco (GGG) as of Q4 2013, up from 268 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $3.95B of Graco stock for Q4 2013, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Graco positions in Q4 2013 and 18 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Graco buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $41.6M added.
- The largest Graco seller in Q4 2013 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $64.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.