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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
Susquehanna International Group
126
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$504K +$211K +13,527 +65%
Millennium Management
127
Millennium Management
New York
$503K -$984K -62,986 -65%
AIP
128
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$495K – – –
OPERF
129
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$488K +$5.66K +362 +1%
SOMRS
130
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$471K -$23.4K -1,500 -4%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
131
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$457K +$487K +31,190 New
Citadel Advisors
132
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$444K -$3.24M -207,375 -87%
First Trust Advisors
133
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$435K +$91.5K +5,855 +25%
WSCM
134
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$413K +$150K +9,600 +52%
MERSOM
135
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$396K – – –
Capstone Investment Advisors
136
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$391K +$417K +26,705 New
HCM
137
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$354K -$28.1K -1,800 -7%
ONB
138
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$344K +$375 +24 +0.1%
JFG
139
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$342K +$174K +11,160 +91%
LMGAM
140
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$333K -$10K -640 -3%
GCP
141
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$331K -$297K -18,993 -46%
LSERS
142
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$331K -$20.3K -1,300 -5%
NMERB
143
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
$324K +$345K +22,100 New
Pacer Advisors
144
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$316K +$337K +21,588 New
ProShare Advisors
145
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$305K +$141K +9,051 +77%
EVM
146
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$303K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
147
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$286K +$12.2K +783 +4%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
148
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$285K +$4.56K +292 +2%
DI
149
Diligent Investors
California
$280K -$14.5K -925 -5%
Jane Street
150
Jane Street
New York
$276K +$294K +18,822 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.