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241 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.69B invested in Knowles in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 21

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.35B → $1.69B (+$338M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 232 → 241 (+9)

0.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.71% → 99.62% (+0.91%)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 88

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.04M | Put options by funds: $11.1M

Holders
241
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.88%
% of All Funds
4.26%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
32
Increased
74
Reduced
88
Closed
21
Calls
$8.04M
Puts
$11.1M
Net Calls
-$3.01M
Net Calls Change
-$2.81M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$29.3M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$8.3M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$7.59M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$6.46M
5
PCM
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
+$5.37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$16.6M
2
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
-$12.9M
3
SAM
Skyline Asset Management
Illinois
-$7.11M
4
BCA
Bernzott Capital Advisors
California
-$5.93M
5
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
-$4.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPA
51
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.22M +$103K +6,149 +3%
LAM
52
Lapides Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.89M -$1.41M -84,400 -29%
Swiss National Bank
53
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.82M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
54
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.74M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
55
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.64M -$60.2K -3,604 -2%
Barclays
56
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.63M -$55.1K -3,297 -2%
WC
57
Walthausen & Co
New York
$3.57M +$704K +42,100 +28%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
58
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$3.56M – – –
KBC Group
59
KBC Group
Belgium
$3.44M -$25K -1,498 -4%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
60
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$3.44M +$252K +15,100 +9%
Assenagon Asset Management
61
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$3.34M -$4.06M -242,632 -57%
Deutsche Bank
62
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.15M -$201K -12,006 -7%
HA
63
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$2.91M -$51.8K -3,100 -2%
Citadel Advisors
64
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.82M +$532K +31,844 +26%
Voloridge Investment Management
65
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$2.82M -$747K -44,659 -23%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
66
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.69M +$2.06M +123,511 +548%
AllianceBernstein
67
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.63M -$39K -2,332 -2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
68
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.53M – – –
TAM
69
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$2.53M +$75.2K +4,500 +3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
70
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.47M +$9.73K +582 +0.4%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
71
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$2.45M -$299K -17,892 -12%
GLA
72
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$2.44M -$44.6K -2,670 -2%
RCAMU
73
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$2.3M -$610K -36,513 -23%
CSS
74
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.15M -$816K -48,818 -30%
CS
75
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.08M +$514K +30,753 +37%
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KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

241 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.69B — up 25% from $1.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new KN positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $29.3M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $16.6M.

  • 241 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q4 2020, up from 232 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.69B of Knowles stock for Q4 2020, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q4 2020 and 21 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Knowles buyer in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $29.3M added.
  • The largest Knowles seller in Q4 2020 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $16.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.