Kadant
161 hedge funds and large institutions have $968M invested in Kadant in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
88% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 16
70% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.68M | Put options by funds: $1.58M
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $745M → $968M (+$223M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 148 → 161 (+13)
0.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.99% → 90.86% (+0.87%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 55
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$19M |
| 2 |
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$8.01M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$6.41M |
| 4 |
PC
Pier Capital
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$5.25M |
| 5 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$4.85M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$25.8M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$13.6M |
| 3 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.32M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$4.06M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.22M |
KAI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
161 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kadant (KAI) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $968M — up 30% from $745M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new KAI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $19M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $25.8M.
- 161 institutional investors held Kadant (KAI) as of Q3 2017, up from 148 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $968M of Kadant stock for Q3 2017, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Kadant positions in Q3 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Kadant buyer in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $19M added.
- The largest Kadant seller in Q3 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $25.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.