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220 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.75B invested in Knowles in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.6M | Put options by funds: $9.48M

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 100.93% → 101.77% (+0.84%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 24

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 227 → 220 (-7)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.85B → $1.75B (-$99.1M)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 78

Holders
220
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.08%
% of All Funds
3.85%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
69
Reduced
78
Closed
24
Calls
$10.6M
Puts
$9.48M
Net Calls
+$1.15M
Net Calls Change
-$2.64M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$49M
2
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
+$38.7M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$12.6M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$7.79M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$5.87M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
-$26.2M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$24.5M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$21.3M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$13M
5
ZCM
Ziegler Capital Management
Illinois
-$3.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Two Sigma Investments
51
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.63M -$3.02M -154,558 -44%
ECM
52
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$3.6M +$1.89M +96,623 +101%
MIP
53
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$3.5M +$3.11K +159 +0.1%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
54
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$3.36M -$183K -9,356 -5%
CSS
55
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.94M +$399K +20,405 +15%
TAM
56
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$2.57M – – –
AllianceBernstein
57
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.55M -$123K -6,290 -4%
LAM
58
Lapides Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.4M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
59
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.33M +$34K +1,736 +1%
Holocene Advisors
60
Holocene Advisors
New York
$2.27M +$147K +7,501 +7%
HFS
61
Hantz Financial Services
Michigan
$2.26M +$1.1M +56,131 +87%
WC
62
Walthausen & Co
New York
$2.25M -$487K -24,917 -17%
SG Americas Securities
63
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.22M +$2.32M +118,466 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
64
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.04M +$841K +42,990 +65%
Prudential Financial
65
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.85M -$24.5K -1,255 -1%
Creative Planning
66
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.84M – – –
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
67
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$1.79M – – –
First Trust Advisors
68
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.77M +$306K +15,642 +20%
Ensign Peak Advisors
69
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$1.75M – – –
WB
70
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$1.72M – – –
Comerica Bank
71
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.65M -$64.2K -3,282 -4%
Squarepoint
72
Squarepoint
New York
$1.59M +$665K +33,979 +66%
KTA
73
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
$1.58M -$9.11K -466 -0.6%
UBS AM
74
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.53M -$365K -18,645 -19%
Canada Life
75
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.51M – – –
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KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

220 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.75B — down 5.3% from $1.85B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of KN and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 78 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $49M. The largest seller was Ariel Investments, cutting an estimated $26.2M.

  • 220 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q3 2021, down from 227 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.75B of Knowles stock for Q3 2021, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q3 2021 and 24 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Knowles buyer in Q3 2021 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $49M added.
  • The largest Knowles seller in Q3 2021 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $26.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.