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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
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$171M -$1.51M -96,356 -0.8%
SCM
2
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
$155M +$11.4M +731,433 +7%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$137M +$1.44M +92,190 +1%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$112M +$469K +29,980 +0.4%
SAM
5
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
$93.4M -$8.2M -524,971 -8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$72.5M +$9.38M +600,180 +14%
T. Rowe Price Associates
7
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$59.8M -$1.46M -93,210 -2%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$43.8M +$1.08M +68,801 +2%
SCM
9
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$42.4M -$121K -7,773 -0.3%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$30.7M -$907K -58,021 -3%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$30.2M +$20.9M +1,335,791 +185%
RCAMU
12
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$26.2M -$803K -51,406 -3%
BCA
13
Bernzott Capital Advisors
California
$25.4M +$4.22M +269,725 +18%
ICOM
14
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
$23.1M +$3.37M +215,569 +16%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$21.8M +$473K +30,247 +2%
SAM
16
Skyline Asset Management
Illinois
$17.9M +$1.22M +78,200 +7%
KTA
17
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
$17.1M -$4.7M -300,677 -20%
RA
18
Royce & Associates
New York
$16.3M +$1.35M +86,500 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$16.1M -$243K -15,524 -1%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$13.4M -$1.86M -119,225 -12%
SEI Investments
21
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$13.3M +$1.01M +64,847 +8%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
22
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$12.5M – – –
SO
23
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$11.7M – – –
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.2M +$64.1K +4,102 +0.5%
ACB
25
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
$10.6M +$2.88M +184,245 +34%
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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.