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258 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in Knowles in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

195% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.5M | Put options by funds: $510K

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 25

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 251258 (+7)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.44B (+$31.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 85

2.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 121.78%119.22% (-2.6%)

Holders
258
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+2.79%
% of All Funds
6.88%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
34
Increased
77
Reduced
85
Closed
25
Calls
$1.5M
Puts
$510K
Net Calls
+$995K
Net Calls Change
+$798K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$197M -$1.46M -105,733 -0.7%
JHIU
2
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$151M +$2.62M +190,499 +2%
SCM
3
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
$148M +$6.5M +471,766 +5%
SAM
4
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
$94.8M -$2.26M -164,373 -2%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$89.2M +$3.9M +283,146 +5%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$59.7M +$2.4M +174,496 +4%
SCM
7
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$51M -$3.86M -280,113 -7%
MCMC
8
Matrix Capital Management Company
New Hampshire
$48.3M
SO
9
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$39.7M -$1.04M -75,300 -3%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$38.2M -$349K -25,334 -0.9%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$36M +$196K +14,259 +0.5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
12
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$34.5M +$34.5M +2,503,020 +11,352%
KAM
13
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$27M -$3.84M -278,938 -12%
LAM
14
Lapides Asset Management
Connecticut
$24.8M +$138K +10,000 +0.6%
ICOM
15
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
$19.9M
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.3M +$635K +46,088 +3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
17
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$18.2M +$1.67M +121,049 +10%
PP
18
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$18.1M -$8.63M -627,049 -32%
BCA
19
Bernzott Capital Advisors
California
$17.2M -$1.63M -118,375 -9%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.6M -$1.2M -87,078 -8%
SAM
21
Skyline Asset Management
Illinois
$14.2M
LCP
22
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$11.6M -$7.91M -574,516 -40%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
23
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$9.89M -$6.49M -471,302 -39%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
24
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$8.29M +$522K +37,895 +7%
BIM
25
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$7.98M +$510K +37,025 +7%

KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

258 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.44B — up 2.2% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new KN positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $34.5M. The largest seller was AQR Arbitrage, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.2M sold.

  • 258 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q2 2016, up from 251 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of Knowles stock for Q2 2016, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q2 2016 and 25 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Knowles buyer in Q2 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $34.5M added.
  • The largest Knowles seller in Q2 2016 was AQR Arbitrage, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.