Kadant
146 hedge funds and large institutions have $516M invested in Kadant in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
475% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 4
162% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.09M | Put options by funds: $799K
32% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 38
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $407M → $516M (+$109M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 129 → 146 (+17)
2.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.6% → 90.39% (+2.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.85M |
| 2 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$4.16M |
| 3 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.35M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$2.13M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.77M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PSC
Prentiss Smith & Co
Brattleboro,
Vermont
|
-$5.82M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$5.61M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$3.85M |
| 4 |
LI
LMCG Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.27M |
| 5 |
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
-$2.09M |
KAI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
146 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kadant (KAI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $516M — up 27% from $407M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new KAI positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $4.85M. The largest seller was Prentiss Smith & Co, cutting an estimated $5.82M.
- 146 institutional investors held Kadant (KAI) as of Q1 2015, up from 129 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $516M of Kadant stock for Q1 2015, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Kadant positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Kadant buyer in Q1 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.85M added.
- The largest Kadant seller in Q1 2015 was Prentiss Smith & Co, an estimated $5.82M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.