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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
II
201
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$54K +$58K +3,709 New
VanEck Associates
202
VanEck Associates
New York
$51K -$8.38K -536 -13%
Bank of Montreal
203
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$50K -$141 -9 -0.3%
TCOV
204
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$47K +$50K +3,200 New
EWM
205
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$44K – – –
ECM
206
Estabrook Capital Management
New York
$39.6K -$5.25K -336 -11%
SIC
207
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$29K – – –
PG
208
Patten Group
Tennessee
$27K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
209
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$26K – – –
WAM
210
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$26K – – –
NIT
211
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$25K +$26.6K +1,700 New
FHA
212
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$24K – – –
PGA
213
Premia Global Advisors
Florida
$20K +$21.5K +1,375 New
LTFS
214
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19K +$688 +44 +4%
LFA
215
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$18K +$19.5K +1,248 New
BC
216
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$17K – – –
BBHC
217
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$16K -$3.13K -200 -16%
IA
218
IFP Advisors
Florida
$15K -$8.78K -562 -35%
PAM
219
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$15K – – –
AIS
220
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$13K – – –
RE
221
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$10.3K – – –
MCM
222
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$6K – – –
TRCT
223
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K -$134K -8,547 -97%
CG
224
Cutler Group
California
$5K -$5.86K -375 -51%
BFEC
225
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$5K – – –
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9
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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.