Graco
268 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.81B invested in Graco in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
142% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 12
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.24B → $3.81B (+$570M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 252 → 268 (+16)
0.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 251.5% → 251.62% (+0.12%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 105
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.62M | Put options by funds: $11.7M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$22.5M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$12.5M |
| 3 |
SGAM
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$12.1M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.97M |
| 5 |
TG
TCW Group
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$8.26M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
MPI
Mairs & Power Inc
St Paul,
Minnesota
|
-$31.8M |
| 2 |
BAMCO Inc
New York
|
-$18.5M |
| 3 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$9.67M |
| 4 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$7.82M |
| 5 |
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.64M |
GGG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
268 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Graco (GGG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $3.81B — up 18% from $3.24B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new GGG positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $22.5M. The largest seller was Mairs & Power Inc, cutting an estimated $31.8M.
- 268 institutional investors held Graco (GGG) as of Q3 2013, up from 252 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $3.81B of Graco stock for Q3 2013, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Graco positions in Q3 2013 and 12 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Graco buyer in Q3 2013 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $22.5M added.
- The largest Graco seller in Q3 2013 was Mairs & Power Inc, an estimated $31.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.