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258 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in Knowles in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

195% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.5M | Put options by funds: $510K

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 25

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 251 → 258 (+7)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.44B (+$31.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 85

2.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 121.78% → 119.22% (-2.6%)

Holders
258
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+2.79%
% of All Funds
6.88%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
34
Increased
77
Reduced
85
Closed
25
Calls
$1.5M
Puts
$510K
Net Calls
+$995K
Net Calls Change
+$798K

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$34.5M
2
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
+$6.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.28M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.9M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$3.13M

Top Sellers

1
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
-$16.2M
2
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
-$12.5M
3
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
-$9.21M
4
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$8.63M
5
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$7.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.91M +$186K +13,512 +2%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$7.88M +$3.13M +227,202 +65%
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.41M -$187K -13,601 -2%
CRC
29
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$7.3M – – –
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$6.69M +$366K +26,552 +6%
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.5M -$378K -27,477 -5%
SEI Investments
32
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$6.36M +$344 +25 +0%
RA
33
Royce & Associates
New York
$6.13M +$1.5M +109,000 +32%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
34
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$6.07M +$1.38M +100,000 +29%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.75M +$5.28M +383,811 +1,044%
EBIM
36
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5.17M +$140K +10,162 +3%
IC
37
Inverness Counsel
New York
$5.03M -$3.44K -250 -0.1%
Truist Financial
38
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$4.59M +$73.7K +5,351 +2%
Principal Financial Group
39
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.52M +$537K +38,995 +13%
ERSOT
40
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$4.1M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.03M +$85.9K +6,242 +2%
ACB
42
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
$3.88M +$160K +11,651 +4%
MVM
43
McClain Value Management
Connecticut
$3.84M -$154K -11,152 -4%
SIM
44
Spark Investment Management
New York
$3.77M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
45
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.77M +$31.7K +2,300 +0.8%
TCIM
46
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.7M -$51.2K -3,721 -1%
WJA
47
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$3.61M -$952K -69,150 -21%
Wells Fargo
48
Wells Fargo
California
$3.42M -$1.12M -81,577 -25%
Renaissance Technologies
49
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.37M -$2.05M -148,900 -38%
Envestnet Asset Management
50
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.22M -$107K -7,755 -3%
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KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

258 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.44B — up 2.2% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new KN positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $34.5M. The largest seller was AQR Arbitrage, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.2M sold.

  • 258 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q2 2016, up from 251 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of Knowles stock for Q2 2016, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q2 2016 and 25 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Knowles buyer in Q2 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $34.5M added.
  • The largest Knowles seller in Q2 2016 was AQR Arbitrage, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.