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265 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.48B invested in Knowles in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 29

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 255 → 265 (+10)

0.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 112.95% → 113.3% (+0.35%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 85

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.54B → $1.48B (-$55.2M)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $2.09M

Holders
265
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.92%
% of All Funds
6.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
40
Increased
84
Reduced
85
Closed
29
Calls
$2K
Puts
$2.09M
Net Calls
-$2.09M
Net Calls Change
-$1.75M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$20.9M
2
SCM
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
+$11.4M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$9.38M
4
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$4.54M
5
BCA
Bernzott Capital Advisors
California
+$4.22M

Top Sellers

1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$27.4M
2
SAM
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
-$8.2M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$5.72M
4
KTA
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
-$4.7M
5
SI
Sensato Investors
California
-$4.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Prudential Financial
101
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$879K +$1.72K +110 +0.2%
IMOV
102
Investment Management of Virginia
Virginia
$862K -$139K -8,875 -13%
EGM
103
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$843K +$899K +57,528 New
UBS AM
104
UBS AM
Illinois
$840K +$26.6K +1,700 +3%
Canada Life
105
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$797K – – –
Holocene Advisors
106
Holocene Advisors
New York
$782K +$834K +53,345 New
BCFS
107
Butensky & Cohen Financial Security
Florida
$780K -$186K -11,886 -18%
Nisa Investment Advisors
108
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$778K – – –
NSEDCP
109
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$770K +$820K +52,500 New
MLICM
110
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$746K -$1.42M -90,763 -64%
CC
111
Cipher Capital
New York
$735K -$1.1M -70,651 -58%
BBCM
112
Boardman Bay Capital Management
New York
$733K -$3.13M -200,000 -80%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
113
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$715K +$116K +7,407 +18%
FA
114
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$693K -$5.47K -350 -0.7%
MWNA
115
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$685K +$730K +46,726 New
HighTower Advisors
116
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$656K +$12.3K +788 +2%
MSA
117
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$646K -$5.13K -328 -0.7%
FIM
118
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$633K +$20.9K +1,335 +3%
SG Americas Securities
119
SG Americas Securities
New York
$603K +$366K +23,432 +132%
VOYA Investment Management
120
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$577K – – –
Federated Hermes
121
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$572K -$123K -7,883 -17%
US Bancorp
122
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$562K -$15.6K -1,000 -3%
CRC
123
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$537K -$14.1K -900 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
124
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$515K -$65.1K -4,166 -11%
Marshall Wace
125
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$506K +$539K +34,498 New
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KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

265 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.48B — down 3.6% from $1.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new KN positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.4M sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q4 2017, up from 255 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.48B of Knowles stock for Q4 2017, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q4 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Knowles buyer in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest Knowles seller in Q4 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $27.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.