Helen of Troy
HELE
225 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.77B invested in Helen of Troy in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
111% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.32M | Put options by funds: $2.52M
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 76
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.54B → $2.77B (+$231M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 227 → 225 (-2)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 37
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$32.3M |
| 2 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$24.1M |
| 3 |
FMA
Fiduciary Management Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$20.9M |
| 4 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$19.9M |
| 5 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$19.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$19.8M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$16.7M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$15.8M |
| 4 |
FA
Friess Associates
Greenville,
Delaware
|
-$15.1M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$14.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LCM
251
Laurion Capital Management
New York
| – | -$358K | -3,800 | Closed |
|
|
TAM
252
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
| – | -$358K | -3,800 | Closed |
|
|
SFP
253
Santa Fe Partners
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
| – | -$293K | -3,109 | Closed |
|
254
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
| – | -$284K | -3,010 | Closed |
|
255
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$283K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
|
JG
256
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$213K | -2,258 | Closed |
|
257
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$203K | -2,153 | Closed |
|
|
SEC
258
Seven Eight Capital
New York
| – | -$123K | -1,300 | Closed |
|
|
FMT
259
First Mercantile Trust
Cordova,
Tennessee
| – | -$66K | -700 | Closed |
|
260
KBC Group
Brussels,
Belgium
| – | -$54K | -570 | Closed |
|
|
CG
261
Colony Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$14K | -150 | Closed |
|
|
QT
262
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | +$373 | +4 | New |
|
HELE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
225 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Helen of Troy (HELE) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.77B — up 9.1% from $2.54B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of HELE and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 88 added.
The largest buyer was Congress Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $32.3M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $19.8M.
- 225 institutional investors held Helen of Troy (HELE) as of Q1 2016, down from 227 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $2.77B of Helen of Troy stock for Q1 2016, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new Helen of Troy positions in Q1 2016 and 37 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Helen of Troy buyer in Q1 2016 was Congress Asset Management, an estimated $32.3M added.
- The largest Helen of Troy seller in Q1 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $19.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.