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265 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.48B invested in Knowles in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 29

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 255 → 265 (+10)

0.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 112.95% → 113.3% (+0.35%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 85

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.54B → $1.48B (-$55.2M)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $2.09M

Holders
265
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.92%
% of All Funds
6.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
40
Increased
84
Reduced
85
Closed
29
Calls
$2K
Puts
$2.09M
Net Calls
-$2.09M
Net Calls Change
-$1.75M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$20.9M
2
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
+$11.4M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$9.38M
4
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$4.54M
5
BCA
Bernzott Capital Advisors
California
+$4.22M

Top Sellers

1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$27.4M
2
SAM
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
-$8.2M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$5.72M
4
KTA
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
-$4.7M
5
SI
Sensato Investors
California
-$4.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWM
251
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
JFGIW
252
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1K – – –
QI
253
QS Investors
New York
$1K – – –
TFO
254
Tarbox Family Office
California
$1K – – –
TCM
255
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1K – – –
1IA
256
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$1K +$625 +40 New
DCM
257
Delpha Capital Management
New York
$1K +$1.56K +100 New
PW
258
Price Wealth
Texas
$1K +$1.56K +100 New
FDCDDQ
259
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$425 -$1.56K -100 -78%
SWA
260
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$264 – – –
Janus Henderson Group
261
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
– -$27.4M -1,796,326 Closed
SI
262
Sensato Investors
California
– -$4.24M -277,407 Closed
NFA
263
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$3.87M -253,685 Closed
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
264
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
– -$2.8M -183,643 Closed
B
265
Barings
North Carolina
– -$2.08M -136,100 Closed
HHC
266
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$1.48M -96,700 Closed
SC
267
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
– -$1.08M -70,900 Closed
LCM
268
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$951K -62,297 Closed
PCM
269
Pennant Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$794K -52,018 Closed
QIM
270
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$609K -39,900 Closed
HI
271
HBK Investments
Texas
– -$481K -31,511 Closed
KPCM
272
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
– -$397K -26,000 Closed
TA
273
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
– -$342K -24,313 Closed
QC
274
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$362K -23,678 Closed
DTL
275
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$341K -22,368 Closed
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KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

265 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.48B — down 3.6% from $1.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new KN positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.4M sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q4 2017, up from 255 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.48B of Knowles stock for Q4 2017, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q4 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Knowles buyer in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest Knowles seller in Q4 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $27.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.