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394 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.37B invested in Knowles in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 394 funds opening new positions, increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 88.32% (+88%)

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $881K | Put options by funds: $1.7M

Holders
394
Holders Change
+394
Holders Change %
–
% of All Funds
11.38%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
394
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
–
Calls
$881K
Puts
$1.7M
Net Calls
-$819K
Net Calls Change
-$819K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$156M
2
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
+$116M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$113M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$95.8M
5
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$79M

Top Sellers

No sellers this quarter
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OPERF
151
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.21M +$1.18M +38,165 New
RCM
152
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.2M +$1.18M +38,194 New
KCM
153
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$1.19M +$1.17M +37,745 New
FNBOO
154
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$1.19M +$1.17M +37,732 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
155
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.17M +$1.15M +37,055 New
FBB
156
Fulton Breakefield Broenniman
Maryland
$1.15M +$1.13M +36,526 New
MAM
157
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$1.14M +$1.12M +36,184 New
M&T Bank
158
M&T Bank
New York
$1.14M +$1.12M +36,042 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
159
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1.09M +$1.07M +34,532 New
N
160
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.08M +$1.07M +34,344 New
SMDAM
161
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$1.06M +$1.04M +33,555 New
KIC
162
Keating Investment Counselors
Florida
$1.05M +$1.03M +33,340 New
LAM
163
Lingohr Asset Management
Germany
$1.01M +$998K +32,156 New
TBA
164
Train Babcock Advisors
New York
$1M +$985K +31,741 New
ACP
165
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$1M +$983K +31,684 New
MFBTD
166
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$984K +$967K +31,162 New
1832 Asset Management
167
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$941K +$924K +29,794 New
SC
168
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$909K +$894K +28,800 New
COPPSERS
169
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$888K +$873K +28,127 New
JMPWA
170
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$886K +$871K +28,064 New
BUB
171
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$879K +$864K +27,848 New
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
172
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$856K +$842K +27,153 New
LI
173
Lafayette Investments
Maryland
$830K +$815K +26,282 New
GD
174
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$827K +$812K +26,181 New
AG
175
Aperio Group
California
$824K +$810K +26,103 New
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KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

394 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.37B.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 394 funds opened new KN positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 394 holders — while 0 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $156M.

  • 394 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q1 2014, up from 0 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.37B of Knowles stock for Q1 2014.
  • 394 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q1 2014 and 0 closed out, a net change of +394 holders.
  • The largest Knowles buyer in Q1 2014 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $156M added.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.