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GST

Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST

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

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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.6M invested in Gastar Exploration Inc. in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.8M → $51.6M (+$24.8M)

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 19

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 86 (+10)

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $707K | Put options by funds: $717K

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
86
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.16%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
17
Reduced
22
Closed
19
Calls
$707K
Puts
$717K
Net Calls
-$10K
Net Calls Change
+$25K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$4.72M
2
NC
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
+$4.35M
3
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
+$3.21M
4
GP
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
+$3.21M
5
SKK
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
+$3.06M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$2.05M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$1.29M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$822K
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$778K
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$682K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State Street
51
State Street
Massachusetts
$38K -$1.29M -1,096,784 -97%
MWM
52
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$34K +$36.5K +31,000 New
BFM
53
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$33K +$35K +29,700 New
TAM
54
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$31K +$2.12K +1,800 +7%
Deutsche Bank
55
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$30K -$15.8K -13,405 -32%
OA
56
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$30K – – –
AG
57
Advisor Group
Arizona
$27K +$30.1K +25,550 New
HIM
58
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$26K – – –
GC
59
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$25K -$2.13K -1,804 -7%
BIM
60
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$23K -$343K -290,647 -93%
SHGA
61
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$22K – – –
Group One Trading
62
Group One Trading
Illinois
$21K -$62.1K -52,667 -73%
Barclays
63
Barclays
United Kingdom
$21K +$22.6K +19,172 New
TRCT
64
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$19K +$20K +16,995 New
BA
65
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$16K -$22.3K -18,881 -56%
D.E. Shaw & Co
66
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$16K -$4.95K -4,200 -23%
MHS
67
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$16K – – –
CB
68
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$13K – – –
CTC
69
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$12K – – –
WB
70
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$11K – – –
CA
71
Callahan Advisors
Texas
$11K +$11.8K +10,000 New
Wells Fargo
72
Wells Fargo
California
$10K -$33.3K -28,224 -76%
NFA
73
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$8K -$61.7K -52,364 -88%
IA
74
IFP Advisors
Florida
$8K +$8.25K +7,000 New
Simplex Trading
75
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$7K -$7.54K -6,399 -50%
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GST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

86 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Gastar Exploration Inc. (GST) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $51.6M — up 93% from $26.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new GST positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Kennedy Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.72M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.05M.

  • 86 institutional investors held Gastar Exploration Inc. (GST) as of Q2 2016, up from 76 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $51.6M of Gastar Exploration Inc. stock for Q2 2016, up 93% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Gastar Exploration Inc. positions in Q2 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Gastar Exploration Inc. buyer in Q2 2016 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $4.72M added.
  • The largest Gastar Exploration Inc. seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $2.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.