Graco
309 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.8B invested in Graco in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 103 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
95% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 20
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.61M | Put options by funds: $1.2M
13.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 270.62% → 283.84% (+13%)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.48B → $3.8B (+$322M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 292 → 309 (+17)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 103 | Existing positions reduced: 104
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$61.3M |
| 2 |
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.7M |
| 3 |
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$15.8M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$12.2M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$11.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
El Segundo,
California
|
-$26.5M |
| 2 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$23.1M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$16.7M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$15.6M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14.4M |
GGG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
309 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Graco (GGG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $3.8B — up 9.3% from $3.48B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new GGG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 103 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Russell Frank Company, adding an estimated $61.3M. The largest seller was First Pacific Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.5M sold.
- 309 institutional investors held Graco (GGG) as of Q4 2015, up from 292 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $3.8B of Graco stock for Q4 2015, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Graco positions in Q4 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Graco buyer in Q4 2015 was Russell Frank Company, an estimated $61.3M added.
- The largest Graco seller in Q4 2015 was First Pacific Advisors, an estimated $26.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.