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Jefferies Financial Group
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423 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.73B invested in Jefferies Financial Group in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 162 increasing their positions, 152 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.51% → 77.63% (+1.1%)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 162 | Existing positions reduced: 152

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 33

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.66B → $5.73B (+$65.4M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 429 → 423 (-6)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 21 (-2)

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.58M | Put options by funds: $19.4M

Holders
423
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.4%
% of All Funds
11.27%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
34
Increased
162
Reduced
152
Closed
33
Calls
$4.58M
Puts
$19.4M
Net Calls
-$14.8M
Net Calls Change
+$18.5M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$104M
2
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
California
+$66.4M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$30.3M
4
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
+$15M
5
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
+$11.5M

Top Sellers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$42.7M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$36.7M
3
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
-$31.6M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$28.2M
5
FCM
Fairholme Capital Management
Florida
-$15.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$547M +$30.3M +1,464,501 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
2
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$374M +$104M +5,039,282 +37%
FCM
3
Fairholme Capital Management
Florida
$308M -$15.8M -764,978 -5%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$299M -$28.2M -1,366,806 -8%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$218M – – –
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$192M +$1.51M +72,896 +0.8%
Principal Financial Group
7
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$170M +$3.57M +172,897 +2%
BMO
8
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$158M -$14.6M -704,796 -8%
RL
9
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$156M +$352K +17,037 +0.2%
Baillie Gifford & Co
10
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$151M +$3.18M +154,024 +2%
BAM
11
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$146M +$8.91M +431,438 +6%
SCM
12
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$144M +$15M +723,747 +11%
First Manhattan
13
First Manhattan
New York
$113M -$3.63M -175,509 -3%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$106M +$1.57M +76,195 +1%
Canada Life
15
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$103M +$9.91M +479,508 +10%
PI
16
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$102M +$11.9K +576 +0%
CWAM
17
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$96.5M +$11.5M +557,447 +13%
SI
18
Sentry Investments
Ontario, Canada
$94.8M +$9.31M +450,426 +10%
ACM
19
Ashe Capital Management
New Jersey
$86.8M +$8.41M +407,220 +10%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$86.4M +$151K +7,303 +0.2%
KCM
21
Kensico Capital Management
Connecticut
$78.4M +$559K +27,034 +0.7%
FPA
22
First Pacific Advisors
California
$64.2M +$66.4M +3,215,765 New
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$58.9M +$3.39M +163,977 +6%
AVC
24
Arlington Value Capital
Utah
$58M +$4.68M +226,500 +8%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$58M +$8.53M +412,971 +17%
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JEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

423 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $5.73B — up 1.2% from $5.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new JEF positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 162 added to existing stakes and 152 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $42.7M.

  • 423 institutional investors held Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) as of Q1 2015, down from 429 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.73B of Jefferies Financial Group stock for Q1 2015, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Jefferies Financial Group positions in Q1 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Jefferies Financial Group buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $104M added.
  • The largest Jefferies Financial Group seller in Q1 2015 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $42.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.