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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
SIM
76
Spark Investment Management
New York
$878K +$688K +2,780 +424%
Tudor Investment Corp
77
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$872K -$50.7K -205 -6%
Swiss National Bank
78
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$862K – – –
AIG
79
American International Group
New York
$840K -$21.5K -87 -3%
CAM
80
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$813K -$138K -559 -15%
GCP
81
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$802K +$397K +1,604 +105%
PPA
82
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$801K -$318K -1,285 -29%
Citadel Advisors
83
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$780K -$175K -708 -19%
PAM
84
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$745K – – –
Nomura Holdings
85
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$727K -$4.37M -17,658 -86%
PNC Financial Services Group
86
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$721K +$135K +546 +24%
AI
87
Analytic Investors
California
$710K – – –
Prudential Financial
88
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$700K -$17.3K -70 -2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
89
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$689K – – –
NGA
90
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$639K – – –
V
91
Veritable
Delaware
$585K – – –
GLA
92
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$580K +$54.4K +220 +11%
BCM
93
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$544K +$526K +2,126 New
VOYA Investment Management
94
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$528K -$69K -279 -12%
WSCM
95
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$512K +$371K +1,500 +300%
UBS Group
96
UBS Group
Switzerland
$511K +$494K +1,998 New
GMIM
97
General Motors Investment Management
New York
$422K – – –
NL
98
NWAM LLC
Washington
$396K +$383K +1,547 New
CMANY
99
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$384K – – –
GGHC
100
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$384K – – –
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4
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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.