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Kestrel Group
KG

149 hedge funds and large institutions have $664M invested in Kestrel Group in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

813% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.92M | Put options by funds: $320K

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 14

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 39

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $556M → $664M (+$108M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 138 → 149 (+11)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+7.97%
% of All Funds
3.97%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
28
Increased
57
Reduced
39
Closed
14
Calls
$2.92M
Puts
$320K
Net Calls
+$2.6M
Net Calls Change
-$2.86M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$14.1M
2
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
+$5.83M
3
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$4.44M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$4.19M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.14M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$8.97M
2
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$5.97M
3
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$4.37M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$3.35M
5
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$3.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ZCM
51
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.03M +$161K +651 +9%
AL
52
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$2.02M +$1.95M +7,890 New
BIM
53
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.98M -$29.4K -119 -2%
CIC
54
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$1.91M -$37.4K -151 -2%
Wellington Management Group
55
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.86M +$306K +1,238 +21%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
56
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.78M +$289K +1,170 +20%
MAM
57
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.77M +$1.03M +4,167 +151%
Two Sigma Advisers
58
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.76M +$935K +3,780 +121%
Bank of Montreal
59
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.67M +$154K +622 +11%
CS
60
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.56M +$206K +832 +16%
Barclays
61
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.48M -$3.35M -13,555 -69%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
62
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.26M +$609K +2,462 +100%
Deutsche Bank
63
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.25M +$468K +1,891 +63%
CIP
64
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.25M +$153K +618 +15%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
65
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.19M +$4.7K +19 +0.4%
PRCP
66
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.17M +$7.92K +32 +0.7%
AllianceBernstein
67
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.15M – – –
VRS
68
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.14M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
69
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.02M +$137K +555 +16%
PM
70
Penbrook Management
New York
$992K – – –
LCM
71
Leonard Capital Management
Florida
$957K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
72
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$955K +$84.1K +340 +10%
BG
73
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$942K +$657K +2,655 +259%
Asset Management One
74
Asset Management One
Japan
$922K – – –
CCMG
75
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$896K +$165K +668 +24%
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KG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

149 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kestrel Group (KG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $664M — up 19% from $556M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new KG positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $14.1M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.97M sold.

  • 149 institutional investors held Kestrel Group (KG) as of Q4 2014, up from 138 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $664M of Kestrel Group stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Kestrel Group positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Kestrel Group buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $14.1M added.
  • The largest Kestrel Group seller in Q4 2014 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $8.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.