GameStop
326 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.29B invested in GameStop in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.
27% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $636M | Capital outflows: $500M
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 111
1.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 101.64% → 100.51% (-1.1%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 346 → 326 (-20)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 60
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $57.9M | Put options by funds: $139M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$200M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$74.6M |
| 3 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$39.1M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$37.9M |
| 5 |
TC
Towle & Co
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$27.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IAM
Iridian Asset Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$157M |
| 2 |
SIM
Stelliam Investment Management
New York
|
-$34.7M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$24.1M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$23.3M |
| 5 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$23.2M |
GME Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
326 of the 4,035 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in GameStop (GME) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.29B — down 12% from $2.62B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 60 funds closed out of GME and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 111 trimmed existing stakes and 120 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $200M. The largest seller was Iridian Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $157M sold.
- 326 institutional investors held GameStop (GME) as of Q1 2017, down from 346 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $2.29B of GameStop stock for Q1 2017, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new GameStop positions in Q1 2017 and 60 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest GameStop buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $200M added.
- The largest GameStop seller in Q1 2017 was Iridian Asset Management, an estimated $157M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.