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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
AIM
101
Aigen Investment Management
New York
$1.11M -$111K -6,644 -10%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
102
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.09M – – –
Brown Advisory
103
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.03M -$6.54K -391 -0.7%
JIC
104
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$997K – – –
Osaic Holdings
105
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$996K -$34.4K -2,058 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
106
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$973K +$35.4K +2,120 +4%
Holocene Advisors
107
Holocene Advisors
New York
$938K +$851K +50,898 New
First Trust Advisors
108
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$922K +$314K +18,797 +60%
ARM
109
Adirondack Research & Management
New York
$879K -$351K -21,000 -31%
AG
110
Aperio Group
California
$822K -$77.3K -4,627 -9%
EGM
111
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$784K -$1.79M -106,872 -72%
LSERS
112
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$778K -$3.34K -200 -0.5%
Squarepoint
113
Squarepoint
New York
$747K +$678K +40,534 New
MIM
114
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$726K – – –
Stifel Financial
115
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$724K +$25.6K +1,532 +4%
VOYA Investment Management
116
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$705K +$132K +7,916 +26%
GCP
117
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$702K -$374K -22,382 -37%
OPERF
118
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$677K +$35.5K +2,123 +6%
CAM
119
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$661K -$61.9K -3,700 -9%
US Bancorp
120
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$655K -$18K -1,078 -3%
OAM
121
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$638K -$214K -12,800 -27%
NSEDCP
122
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$636K – – –
MSA
123
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$630K -$3.26K -195 -0.6%
Two Sigma Advisers
124
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$627K +$109K +6,500 +24%
Citigroup
125
Citigroup
New York
$623K +$411K +24,601 +267%
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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.