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GST

Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST

Delisted

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

96 hedge funds and large institutions have $140M invested in Gastar Exploration Inc. in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 (+3)

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 15

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $182K | Put options by funds: $109K

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 19

48% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $94.5M → $140M (+$45.2M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8996 (+7)

Holders
96
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.87%
% of All Funds
2.39%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
26
Increased
30
Reduced
19
Closed
15
Calls
$182K
Puts
$109K
Net Calls
+$73K
Net Calls Change
-$170K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AM
1
Ares Management
California
$45.3M +$48.4M +29,408,305 New
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$8.89M +$3.03M +1,842,917 +47%
YCMGA
3
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
$8.39M +$3.04M +1,850,000 +51%
KCM
4
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$5.93M -$2K -1,218 -0%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$5.89M +$6.29M +3,824,323 New
VCM
6
Venor Capital Management
New York
$5.52M +$5.89M +3,583,911 New
CP
7
Centerbridge Partners
New York
$4.2M -$156K -95,000 -3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
8
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.01M -$155K -94,200 -3%
KPF
9
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
$3.87M +$2.98M +1,815,441 +259%
PCM
10
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.57M -$368K -223,643 -9%
FTCM
11
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
$3.56M
MAMNY
12
Marathon Asset Management (New York)
New York
$3.45M -$411K -250,000 -10%
Balyasny Asset Management
13
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$3.08M +$1.99M +1,212,734 +154%
Renaissance Technologies
14
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.34M +$1.46M +888,920 +141%
DP
15
Delta Partners
Massachusetts
$2.26M +$2.42M +1,469,500 New
PCM
16
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.24M -$2.27M -1,381,179 -49%
SAM
17
Silverback Asset Management
North Carolina
$1.73M +$1.85M +1,122,940 New
SKK
18
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$1.69M -$1.39M -844,302 -44%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
19
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$1.44M -$262K -159,064 -15%
DRZID
20
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$1.43M +$155K +94,400 +11%
Millennium Management
21
Millennium Management
New York
$1.33M +$1.23M +747,426 +658%
EI
22
EAM Investors
California
$1.28M -$1.43M -871,770 -51%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.24M +$644K +391,499 +95%
RA
24
Raffles Associates
New York
$1.21M +$239K +145,618 +23%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.2M

GST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

96 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Gastar Exploration Inc. (GST) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $140M — up 48% from $94.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new GST positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ares Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $48.4M. The largest seller was Northpointe Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.48M sold.

  • 96 institutional investors held Gastar Exploration Inc. (GST) as of Q1 2017, up from 89 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $140M of Gastar Exploration Inc. stock for Q1 2017, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Gastar Exploration Inc. positions in Q1 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Gastar Exploration Inc. buyer in Q1 2017 was Ares Management, an estimated $48.4M added.
  • The largest Gastar Exploration Inc. seller in Q1 2017 was Northpointe Capital, an estimated $9.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.