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Jefferies Financial Group
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450 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.15B invested in Jefferies Financial Group in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 131 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

496% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $188M | Put options by funds: $31.5M

130% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 40

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.15B (+$962M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 400 → 450 (+50)

2.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.69% → 72.58% (+2.9%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 16 (-1)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 131 | Existing positions reduced: 159

Holders
450
Holders Change
+50
Holders Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
7.9%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
92
Increased
131
Reduced
159
Closed
40
Calls
$188M
Puts
$31.5M
Net Calls
+$156M
Net Calls Change
+$153M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$173M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$54.8M
3
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
+$54.7M
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$45.8M
5
MHI
Miller Howard Investments
New York
+$43.2M

Top Sellers

1
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
-$301M
2
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
California
-$199M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$30.4M
4
Canada Life
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
-$28.7M
5
BAM
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$27.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$681M +$54.8M +2,010,244 +9%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$554M +$26.2M +960,382 +5%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$266M +$173M +6,335,094 +218%
FPA
4
First Pacific Advisors
California
$215M -$199M -7,290,578 -49%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$151M -$526K -19,279 -0.4%
BAM
6
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$145M -$27.1M -994,948 -17%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
7
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$133M -$3M -109,998 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$113M -$2.65M -97,255 -2%
Arrowstreet Capital
9
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$105M -$9.92M -363,799 -9%
DSC
10
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$103M -$2.19M -80,370 -2%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$94.3M +$8.86M +325,059 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$81.9M -$3.49M -128,059 -4%
First Trust Advisors
13
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$78M +$14.9M +547,150 +25%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$77.8M -$6.5M -238,260 -8%
BMO
15
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$68.8M -$3.61M -132,521 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$61.3M +$4.66M +170,864 +9%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$59.3M +$279K +10,229 +0.5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
18
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$58.7M +$12.7M +464,757 +29%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
19
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$57.7M +$54.7M +2,005,916 New
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$57.2M +$36.9M +1,352,114 +212%
LSV Asset Management
21
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$53.6M +$45.8M +1,680,823 +932%
PMG
22
Private Management Group
California
$51M -$585K -21,475 -1%
Renaissance Technologies
23
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$48.5M +$34.9M +1,279,258 +314%
MHI
24
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$45.6M +$43.2M +1,586,035 New
CVA
25
Ceredex Value Advisors
Florida
$45M -$2.43M -89,014 -5%
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JEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

450 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $5.15B — up 23% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new JEF positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 131 added to existing stakes and 159 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $301M sold.

  • 450 institutional investors held Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) as of Q1 2021, up from 400 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $5.15B of Jefferies Financial Group stock for Q1 2021, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new Jefferies Financial Group positions in Q1 2021 and 40 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
  • The largest Jefferies Financial Group buyer in Q1 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $173M added.
  • The largest Jefferies Financial Group seller in Q1 2021 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.