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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
NC
1
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
$7.16M +$4.35M +3,688,703 +131%
KCM
2
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$4.4M +$4.72M +4,000,000 New
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.27M +$167K +141,706 +5%
EVC
4
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$3.07M +$268K +227,261 New
AAP
5
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$3M +$3.21M +2,725,000 New
GP
6
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$2.99M +$3.21M +2,719,603 New
SKK
7
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$2.97M +$3.06M +2,592,030 +2,404%
California Public Employees Retirement System
8
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.69M -$89.4K -75,800 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.07M -$175K -148,682 -7%
EI
10
EAM Investors
California
$2.04M +$2.18M +1,852,087 New
DGHMC
11
Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co
New York
$1.89M +$232K +196,667 +13%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.67M -$822K -697,275 -31%
OMC
13
Oasis Management Company
Cayman Islands
$1.36M +$1.45M +1,233,093 New
EA
14
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$1.17M +$1.26M +1,065,360 New
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.08M +$1.16M +980,591 New
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$887K +$951K +806,723 New
IIC
17
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$877K +$940K +797,200 New
UOC
18
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$831K +$890K +755,040 New
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$723K +$279K +236,345 +56%
RA
20
Raffles Associates
New York
$661K – – –
PCM
21
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$608K +$651K +552,614 New
PP
22
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$555K +$595K +504,477 New
DRZID
23
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$542K -$583K -494,464 -50%
BCM
24
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$455K +$118K +100,000 +32%
LCM
25
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$439K +$471K +399,200 New
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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.