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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
EMG
101
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$376K +$58.1K +235 +19%
UBS AM
102
UBS AM
Illinois
$373K +$42.1K +170 +13%
SM
103
Salzhauer Michael
$352K – – –
PP
104
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$350K +$338K +1,368 New
Axa
105
Axa
France
$344K +$333K +1,345 New
Ameriprise
106
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$323K +$19.8K +80 +7%
AQR Capital Management
107
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$320K +$310K +1,253 New
WA
108
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$319K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
109
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$298K – – –
RG
110
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$284K -$282K -1,139 -51%
PAM
111
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$274K +$265K +1,072 New
NCCM
112
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$267K +$259K +1,045 New
Citigroup
113
Citigroup
New York
$266K +$168K +680 +188%
SCM
114
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$263K -$64.3K -260 -20%
RCM
115
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$257K +$48.2K +195 +24%
Susquehanna International Group
116
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$257K +$249K +1,006 New
EGA
117
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$237K -$173K -698 -43%
EGM
118
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$216K +$209K +843 New
JWA
119
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$214K -$15.1K -61 -7%
QI
120
Quotient Investors
New York
$208K +$202K +815 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
121
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$207K +$200K +809 New
BGDI
122
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$202K -$145K -587 -43%
US Bancorp
123
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$202K +$13.4K +54 +7%
LPL Financial
124
LPL Financial
California
$195K +$189K +764 New
EWM
125
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$192K -$247K -1,000 -57%
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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.