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343 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.56B invested in Knowles in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 156 reducing their positions, and 104 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.32% → 97.34% (+9%)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.37B → $2.56B (+$197M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 394 → 343 (-51)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 156

49% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 104

87% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $861K | Put options by funds: $6.77M

Holders
343
Holders Change
-51
Holders Change %
-12.94%
% of All Funds
9.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
53
Increased
89
Reduced
156
Closed
104
Calls
$861K
Puts
$6.77M
Net Calls
-$5.91M
Net Calls Change
-$5.09M

Top Buyers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$148M
2
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
+$93.3M
3
MCM
Mason Capital Management
New York
+$91.5M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$54.7M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$53.4M

Top Sellers

1
JP
Jana Partners
New York
-$67.1M
2
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$51.7M
3
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
-$39.8M
4
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
-$28.4M
5
WJA
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
-$26.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RBC
376
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
– -$571K -18,070 Closed
RHFI
377
Reilly Herbert Faulkner III
– -$555K -17,572 Closed
SB
378
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
– -$544K -17,291 Closed
DILH
379
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
– -$543K -17,200 Closed
GIM
380
Groesbeck Investment Management
New Jersey
– -$539K -17,072 Closed
DA
381
Denali Advisors
California
– -$527K -16,700 Closed
OC
382
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$501K -15,873 Closed
AAMU
383
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$496K -15,694 Closed
WBC
384
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
– -$489K -15,500 Closed
CC
385
Curian Capital
Colorado
– -$484K -15,334 Closed
American Century Companies
386
American Century Companies
Missouri
– -$465K -14,724 Closed
SCA
387
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
– -$444K -14,050 Closed
BT
388
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
– -$438K -13,869 Closed
VKH
389
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$436K -13,802 Closed
SFM
390
Soros Fund Management
New York
– -$427K -13,537 Closed
SIM
391
Spark Investment Management
New York
– -$426K -13,500 Closed
LS
392
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
– -$387K -12,268 Closed
CA
393
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
– -$384K -12,175 Closed
SLI
394
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
– -$360K -11,418 Closed
MIM
395
Miller Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$349K -11,043 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
396
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$348K -11,008 Closed
CIA
397
Covington Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$346K -10,972 Closed
DWA
398
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
– -$324K -10,272 Closed
Millennium Management
399
Millennium Management
New York
– -$322K -10,194 Closed
BOH
400
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
– -$318K -10,086 Closed
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KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

343 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.56B — up 8.3% from $2.37B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 104 funds closed out of KN and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 51 holders — while 156 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was Jana Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $67.1M sold.

  • 343 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q2 2014, down from 394 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.56B of Knowles stock for Q2 2014, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q2 2014 and 104 closed out, a net change of -51 holders.
  • The largest Knowles buyer in Q2 2014 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $148M added.
  • The largest Knowles seller in Q2 2014 was Jana Partners, an estimated $67.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.