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Kestrel Group
KG

140 hedge funds and large institutions have $629M invested in Kestrel Group in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,433% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.51M | Put options by funds: $490K

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $551M → $629M (+$77.7M)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 48

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 27

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 142 → 140 (-2)

Holders
140
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.41%
% of All Funds
4.04%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
26
Increased
50
Reduced
48
Closed
27
Calls
$7.51M
Puts
$490K
Net Calls
+$7.02M
Net Calls Change
+$9.39M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$20M
2
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
+$8.46M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$8.34M
4
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$7.35M
5
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$5.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KCM
Kensico Capital Management
Connecticut
-$26.9M
2
DGHMC
Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co
New York
-$11.5M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$4.62M
4
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
-$4.12M
5
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$3.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SIM
151
Spark Investment Management
New York
– -$613K -2,810 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
152
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$540K -2,470 Closed
SAG
153
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
– -$456K -2,085 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
154
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$294K -1,344 Closed
SCM
155
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$283K -1,295 Closed
AL
156
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$273K -1,251 Closed
FIM
157
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$254K -1,161 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
158
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$243K -1,110 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
159
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$222K -1,016 Closed
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
160
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
– -$188K -860 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
161
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$154K -666 Closed
Axa
162
Axa
France
– -$126K -575 Closed
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
163
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
– -$11K -50 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
164
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$7.06K -32 Closed
WA
165
WFG Advisors
Texas
– -$1K -6 Closed
KCPG
166
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
– -$1K -5 Closed
CCMH
167
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
– -$1K -3 Closed
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KG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

140 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kestrel Group (KG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $629M — up 14% from $551M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of KG and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $20M. The largest seller was Kensico Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.9M sold.

  • 140 institutional investors held Kestrel Group (KG) as of Q1 2014, down from 142 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $629M of Kestrel Group stock for Q1 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Kestrel Group positions in Q1 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Kestrel Group buyer in Q1 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $20M added.
  • The largest Kestrel Group seller in Q1 2014 was Kensico Capital Management, an estimated $26.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.