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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
ACM
126
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
$593K +$321K +19,227 +149%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
127
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$582K +$46.7K +2,796 +10%
CAM
128
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$566K -$701K -41,915 -58%
Simplex Trading
129
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$551K +$500K +29,920 New
BUB
130
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$535K -$81.6K -4,882 -14%
AA
131
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$510K -$51.3K -3,069 -10%
Victory Capital Management
132
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$507K +$114K +6,823 +33%
MLICM
133
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$501K – – –
M&T Bank
134
M&T Bank
New York
$501K +$2.81K +168 +0.6%
PNC Financial Services Group
135
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$497K -$29.3K -1,755 -6%
ASRS
136
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$490K -$17.4K -1,042 -4%
VRS
137
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$474K -$169K -10,100 -28%
TRSOTSOK
138
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$452K – – –
FIM
139
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$439K +$52.9K +3,164 +15%
ETC
140
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$438K +$18.2K +1,086 +5%
DTL
141
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$422K +$138K +8,253 +56%
QSS
142
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$413K -$86.6K -5,180 -19%
FIM
143
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
$407K -$10K -600 -3%
PP
144
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$405K +$367K +21,975 New
MBT
145
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$405K +$368K +22,000 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
146
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$396K -$41K -2,450 -10%
ProShare Advisors
147
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$394K +$148K +8,864 +71%
Handelsbanken Fonder
148
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$372K – – –
WG
149
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$353K -$904K -54,102 -74%
OQS
150
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$341K +$309K +18,510 New
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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.