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186 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.2B invested in Helen of Troy in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

235% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.8M | Put options by funds: $1.13M

72% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 18

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.75B → $2.2B (+$448M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 186 (+11)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
186
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.29%
% of All Funds
4.96%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
31
Increased
67
Reduced
67
Closed
18
Calls
$3.8M
Puts
$1.13M
Net Calls
+$2.66M
Net Calls Change
+$2.59M

Top Buyers

1
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$40.7M
2
CM
Castleark Management
Illinois
+$21.9M
3
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$16.4M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$14.4M
5
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
+$12.2M

Top Sellers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$26.8M
2
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$25.9M
3
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
-$16.4M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$15M
5
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
-$10.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Allianz Asset Management
51
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$5.93M +$5.55M +72,797 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
52
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$5.84M -$6.09M -79,787 -53%
Boston Partners
53
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$5.59M -$410K -5,377 -7%
MAA
54
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$4.95M +$101K +1,328 +2%
OCG
55
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$4.44M -$712K -9,329 -15%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
56
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$4.26M -$76.3K -1,000 -2%
CPIM
57
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$4.14M +$3.87M +50,765 New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
58
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$4.1M +$18K +236 +0.5%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
59
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$3.96M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
60
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.75M +$175K +2,290 +5%
ANBT
61
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$3.7M +$239K +3,135 +7%
Deutsche Bank
62
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.69M -$475K -6,229 -12%
TAM
63
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.63M +$3.4M +44,535 New
TA
64
Teachers Advisors
New York
$3.55M +$275K +3,602 +9%
GIM
65
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$3.36M -$188K -2,460 -6%
Comerica Bank
66
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.32M -$3.08M -40,316 -50%
CAM
67
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$3.1M +$1M +13,158 +53%
CS
68
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.01M +$163K +2,143 +6%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
69
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$2.83M +$237K +3,100 +10%
KBC Group
70
KBC Group
Belgium
$2.79M +$1.45M +18,980 +125%
Swiss National Bank
71
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.68M +$30.5K +400 +1%
LPL Financial
72
LPL Financial
California
$2.57M +$85.8K +1,124 +4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
73
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.57M – – –
BG
74
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.55M +$217K +2,843 +10%
UBS Group
75
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.49M +$2.1M +27,542 +913%
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HELE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

186 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Helen of Troy (HELE) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.2B — up 26% from $1.75B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new HELE positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential Financial, adding an estimated $40.7M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $26.8M.

  • 186 institutional investors held Helen of Troy (HELE) as of Q1 2015, up from 175 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.2B of Helen of Troy stock for Q1 2015, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Helen of Troy positions in Q1 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Helen of Troy buyer in Q1 2015 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $40.7M added.
  • The largest Helen of Troy seller in Q1 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $26.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.