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Kestrel Group

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: 149162 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Rafferty Asset Management
126
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$225K +$209K +759 New
SFU
127
Stonehage Fleming (UK)
United Kingdom
$222K
FM
128
Forward Management
California
$222K +$207K +750 New
EGA
129
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$215K -$55.1K -200 -22%
PFS
130
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$215K +$199K +723 New
KFC
131
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$211K
US Bancorp
132
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$210K -$22K -80 -10%
OAM
133
Origin Asset Management
United Kingdom
$205K +$191K +692 New
QI
134
Quotient Investors
New York
$197K -$41.3K -150 -18%
OSAM
135
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$187K +$81K +294 +88%
HSBC Holdings
136
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$185K +$276 +1 +0.2%
CG
137
Clinton Group
New York
$182K -$24.3K -88 -13%
GC
138
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$182K +$169K +613 New
Two Sigma Investments
139
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$180K -$2.95M -10,691 -95%
UOC
140
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$179K
Axa
141
Axa
France
$159K -$223K -810 -60%
Principal Financial Group
142
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$149K +$138K +502 New
JG
143
Jefferies Group
New York
$137K +$128K +463 New
CPP
144
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
$125K +$116K +421 New
BJ
145
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$92K
PCM
146
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$77K +$71.4K +259 New
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
147
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$72K +$30.3K +110 +82%
LTFS
148
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$33K +$24.8K +90 +391%
Creative Planning
149
Creative Planning
Kansas
$30K
BlackRock
150
BlackRock
New York
$29K

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.