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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: 251258 (+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: 22 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EVM
76
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.67M
Goldman Sachs
77
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.63M -$497K -36,119 -23%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
78
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$1.56M +$3.19K +232 +0.2%
CAM
79
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.53M +$228K +16,525 +17%
CS
80
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.5M +$320K +23,244 +27%
M&T Bank
81
M&T Bank
New York
$1.45M -$242K -17,560 -14%
Brown Advisory
82
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.38M -$91K -6,609 -6%
Creative Planning
83
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.32M -$3.76K -273 -0.3%
BTS
84
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.32M -$137K -9,922 -9%
SCM
85
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.27M +$271K +19,675 +27%
GC
86
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.25M -$3.94M -285,852 -76%
IPC
87
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$1.24M -$282K -20,475 -18%
AIM
88
Alambic Investment Management
California
$1.19M -$737K -53,500 -38%
DCM
89
Decatur Capital Management
Georgia
$1.19M +$1.2M +86,875 New
JIC
90
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.11M -$3.29K -239 -0.3%
Comerica Bank
91
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.06M +$19.6K +1,426 +2%
Prudential Financial
92
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$979K +$15.1K +1,100 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
93
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$953K -$716 -52 -0.1%
TPSF
94
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$927K -$41.4K -3,006 -4%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
95
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$927K -$10.9K -795 -1%
BCFS
96
Butensky & Cohen Financial Security
Florida
$922K +$978 +71 +0.1%
PNC Financial Services Group
97
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$921K -$50.4K -3,659 -5%
IGIM
98
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$894K +$26.2K +1,904 +3%
MOACM
99
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$883K +$50.9K +3,695 +6%
BG
100
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$818K +$103K +7,492 +14%

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.