Graco
279 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.04B invested in Graco in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
8.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 247.53% → 255.75% (+8.2%)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.74B → $4.04B (+$297M)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.31M | Put options by funds: $1.3M
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 286 → 279 (-7)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 28
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 120
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$49.9M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$36.7M |
| 3 |
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$28.7M |
| 4 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$12.5M |
| 5 |
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$58.3M |
| 2 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$43.8M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$35.7M |
| 4 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$27.4M |
| 5 |
WC
Weatherbie Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.3M |
GGG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
279 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Graco (GGG) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $4.04B — up 7.9% from $3.74B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of GGG and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 120 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $49.9M. The largest seller was Macquarie Group, cutting an estimated $58.3M.
- 279 institutional investors held Graco (GGG) as of Q2 2014, down from 286 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $4.04B of Graco stock for Q2 2014, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Graco positions in Q2 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Graco buyer in Q2 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $49.9M added.
- The largest Graco seller in Q2 2014 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $58.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.