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GST

Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST

Delisted

GST was delisted on the 6th of September, 2018.

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93 hedge funds and large institutions have $124M invested in Gastar Exploration Inc. in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

494% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95K | Put options by funds: $16K

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 19

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 24

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 93 (-3)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $124M (-$15.8M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
93
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.13%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
22
Increased
31
Reduced
19
Closed
24
Calls
$95K
Puts
$16K
Net Calls
+$79K
Net Calls Change
+$6K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AM
Ares Management
California
+$32.8M
2
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
+$16.7M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$8.87M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$2.66M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$2.02M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VCM
Venor Capital Management
New York
-$5.52M
2
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.08M
3
SAM
Silverback Asset Management
North Carolina
-$1.73M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.33M
5
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$1.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PIA
26
Phoenix Investment Adviser
New York
$477K – – –
TCIM
27
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$446K +$578K +481,233 New
PL
28
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$435K -$30.7K -25,555 -5%
GP
29
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$370K -$71.8K -59,849 -13%
TA
30
Teachers Advisors
New York
$294K +$381K +317,852 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
31
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$286K +$371K +309,300 New
Russell Investments Group
32
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$247K -$76.1K -63,403 -19%
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$236K +$7.2K +6,000 +2%
Verition Fund Management
34
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$232K +$21.7K +18,107 +8%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$222K +$239K +199,008 +461%
IIC
36
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$206K -$76.2K -63,499 -22%
Morgan Stanley
37
Morgan Stanley
New York
$199K -$162K -135,102 -39%
RhumbLine Advisers
38
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$163K +$211K +175,597 New
CL
39
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$115K – – –
AIG
40
American International Group
New York
$100K +$130K +108,301 New
NFA
41
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$96K +$124K +103,508 New
VOYA Investment Management
42
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$95K +$123K +102,710 New
DAM
43
Doheny Asset Management
California
$93K – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
44
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$68K -$315K -262,457 -78%
P3I
45
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$66K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
46
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$66K +$85.2K +71,000 New
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$58K +$12K +10,000 +19%
GC
48
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$56K +$6.45K +5,370 +10%
SIAP
49
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$50K – – –
AG
50
Advisor Group
Arizona
$49K +$2.4K +2,000 +4%
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GST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

93 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Gastar Exploration Inc. (GST) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $124M — down 11% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of GST and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Ares Management, adding an estimated $32.8M. The largest seller was Venor Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.52M sold.

  • 93 institutional investors held Gastar Exploration Inc. (GST) as of Q2 2017, down from 96 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $124M of Gastar Exploration Inc. stock for Q2 2017, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Gastar Exploration Inc. positions in Q2 2017 and 24 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Gastar Exploration Inc. buyer in Q2 2017 was Ares Management, an estimated $32.8M added.
  • The largest Gastar Exploration Inc. seller in Q2 2017 was Venor Capital Management, an estimated $5.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.