Knowles
260 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.16B invested in Knowles in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 83
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.16B (+$103M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
0.99% less ownership
Funds ownership: 133.57% → 132.59% (-0.99%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 276 → 260 (-16)
45% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 33
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.86M | Put options by funds: $18.7M
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
276
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$334K | -18,426 | Closed |
|
|
WCM
277
Weik Capital Management
Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$252K | -13,950 | Closed |
|
278
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$238K | -13,937 | Closed |
|
279
Aviva
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$244K | -13,491 | Closed |
|
|
PA
280
Profund Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$210K | -11,579 | Closed |
|
|
VAM
281
Visium Asset Management
New York
| – | -$199K | -11,020 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
282
Element Capital Management
New York
| – | -$77.8K | -4,300 | Closed |
|
|
ARC
283
Absolute Return Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$35K | -1,953 | Closed |
|
284
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$32.4K | -1,896 | Closed |
|
|
NCMG
285
NCM Capital Management Group
Durham,
North Carolina
| – | -$5K | -300 | Closed |
|
286
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$2K | -101 | Closed |
|
|
FWM
287
Focused Wealth Management
Newburgh,
New York
| – | -$1K | -82 | Closed |
|
|
FAM
288
Formidable Asset Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$1K | -31 | Closed |
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KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
260 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.16B — up 5% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of KN and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 106 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $48.3M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
- 260 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q3 2015, down from 276 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $2.16B of Knowles stock for Q3 2015, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q3 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Knowles buyer in Q3 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $48.3M added.
- The largest Knowles seller in Q3 2015 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $22.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.