Knowles
260 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.16B invested in Knowles in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 83
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.16B (+$103M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
0.99% less ownership
Funds ownership: 133.57% → 132.59% (-0.99%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 276 → 260 (-16)
45% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 33
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.86M | Put options by funds: $18.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$48.3M |
| 2 |
SAM
Southernsun Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$29M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$23.9M |
| 4 |
VM
Valinor Management
New York
|
+$16.8M |
| 5 |
MCMC
Matrix Capital Management Company
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
|
+$14.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$22.1M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$17.3M |
| 3 |
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$15.6M |
| 4 |
IAM
Integre Asset Management
New York
|
-$12.1M |
| 5 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$12.1M |
KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
260 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.16B — up 5% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of KN and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 106 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $48.3M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
- 260 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q3 2015, down from 276 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $2.16B of Knowles stock for Q3 2015, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q3 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Knowles buyer in Q3 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $48.3M added.
- The largest Knowles seller in Q3 2015 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $22.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.