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269 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in Knowles in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

501% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.56M | Put options by funds: $259K

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 32

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 77

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 257269 (+12)

4.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 108.71%103.97% (-4.7%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.63B → $1.25B (-$378M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
269
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+4.67%
% of All Funds
5.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
46
Increased
85
Reduced
77
Closed
32
Calls
$1.56M
Puts
$259K
Net Calls
+$1.3M
Net Calls Change
+$277K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$171M +$2.41M +164,736 +1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$126M +$3.72M +254,192 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$101M -$260K -17,718 -0.2%
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$98.7M -$38.3M -2,617,428 -26%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$54.9M +$1.26M +86,090 +2%
SAM
6
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
$36.2M -$12.4M -844,056 -24%
AI
7
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$34.8M +$38.3M +2,612,178 New
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$33.2M +$692K +47,250 +2%
SCM
9
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$30.9M -$2.08M -141,803 -6%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$30.8M -$1.03M -70,040 -3%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$26.7M +$308K +21,016 +1%
BCA
12
Bernzott Capital Advisors
California
$22.6M +$45.3K +3,090 +0.2%
ICOM
13
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
$21.3M +$444K +30,315 +2%
SCM
14
Shapiro Capital Management
Georgia
$17.9M -$72.6M -4,957,536 -79%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$17.3M -$1.61M -109,890 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$16.3M +$648K +44,259 +4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
17
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$15.1M -$2.04M -139,033 -11%
GIP
18
Granite Investment Partners
California
$14.9M -$1.91M -130,215 -10%
SAM
19
Skyline Asset Management
Illinois
$13.8M -$816K -55,700 -5%
RA
20
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.3M -$3.96M -270,613 -21%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.3M +$774K +52,855 +6%
Invesco
22
Invesco
Georgia
$11.9M -$2.36M -161,332 -15%
ACB
23
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
$11.6M +$1.88M +128,162 +17%
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$11.1M -$255K -17,412 -2%
SO
25
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$10.6M

KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

269 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.25B — down 23% from $1.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new KN positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ariel Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $38.3M. The largest seller was Shapiro Capital Management, cutting an estimated $72.6M.

  • 269 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q4 2018, up from 257 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of Knowles stock for Q4 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q4 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Knowles buyer in Q4 2018 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $38.3M added.
  • The largest Knowles seller in Q4 2018 was Shapiro Capital Management, an estimated $72.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.