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Kestrel Group
KG

162 hedge funds and large institutions have $772M invested in Kestrel Group in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

648% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.65M | Put options by funds: $889K

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 12

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 49

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $664M → $772M (+$108M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 162 (+13)

Holders
162
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+8.72%
% of All Funds
4.32%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
25
Increased
60
Reduced
49
Closed
12
Calls
$6.65M
Puts
$889K
Net Calls
+$5.76M
Net Calls Change
+$3.16M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$5.1M
2
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$3.6M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$3.38M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.91M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$2.68M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$8.99M
2
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$3.51M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.95M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.74M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
76
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.02M – – –
SIM
77
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1.02M – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
78
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.01M -$962K -3,490 -51%
Swiss National Bank
79
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1M – – –
AIG
80
American International Group
New York
$965K -$9.09K -33 -1%
GLA
81
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$962K +$269K +975 +43%
Tudor Investment Corp
82
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$934K -$71.7K -260 -8%
PPA
83
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$902K -$25.4K -92 -3%
Nomura Holdings
84
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$852K +$11.3K +41 +1%
AI
85
Analytic Investors
California
$823K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
86
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$799K – – –
PAM
87
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$797K -$61.7K -224 -8%
CS
88
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$791K -$952K -3,454 -56%
AQR Capital Management
89
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$776K +$376K +1,364 +109%
HW
90
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$765K +$711K +2,581 New
Arrowstreet Capital
91
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$759K +$705K +2,558 New
NGA
92
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$746K +$4.13K +15 +0.6%
V
93
Veritable
Delaware
$679K – – –
NCCM
94
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$645K +$311K +1,130 +108%
SCM
95
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$623K -$1.7M -6,158 -75%
EMG
96
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$618K +$169K +615 +42%
VOYA Investment Management
97
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$613K – – –
VIA
98
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$601K +$558K +2,026 New
AA
99
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$537K +$499K +1,812 New
TI
100
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$519K +$344K +1,250 +250%
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4
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KG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

162 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kestrel Group (KG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $772M — up 16% from $664M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new KG positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $5.1M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $8.99M.

  • 162 institutional investors held Kestrel Group (KG) as of Q1 2015, up from 149 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $772M of Kestrel Group stock for Q1 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Kestrel Group positions in Q1 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Kestrel Group buyer in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $5.1M added.
  • The largest Kestrel Group seller in Q1 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $8.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.