KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $263M invested in KNOT Offshore Partners in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
280% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 5
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 32 → 34 (+2)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $268M → $263M (-$4.33M)
5.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.19% → 73.22% (-6%)
82% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $29K | Put options by funds: $159K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AR
Advisory Research
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$29.5M |
| 2 |
EGA
Eagle Global Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
+$13.2M |
| 3 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
+$5.83M |
| 4 |
KACA
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$5.81M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$5.41M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.47M |
| 2 |
HHAM
HITE Hedge Asset Management
Braintree,
Massachusetts
|
-$521K |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$223K |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$41K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$22.7K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TG
26
TCW Group
Los Angeles,
California
| $255K | +$59.7K | +2,500 | +23% |
|
|
TWMP
27
Taylor Wealth Management Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $182K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $104K | +$130K | +5,438 | New |
|
29
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $58K | -$5.57K | -233 | -7% |
|
|
PG
30
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| $38K | -$3.37K | -141 | -7% |
|
31
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $21K | +$26.3K | +1,100 | New |
|
32
Walleye Trading
New York
| $15K | +$19.1K | +800 | New |
|
33
Citigroup
New York
| $12K | – | – | – |
|
34
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $6K | +$48 | +2 | +0.7% |
|
|
35
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$223K | -9,137 | Closed |
|
|
36
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$41K | -1,660 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
37
Blume Capital Management
Berkeley,
California
| – | -$12K | -500 | Closed |
|
38
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$7K | -300 | Closed |
|
KNOP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
34 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $263M — down 1.6% from $268M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new KNOP positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Advisory Research, adding an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.47M.
- 34 institutional investors held KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) as of Q2 2015, up from 32 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $263M of KNOT Offshore Partners stock for Q2 2015, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new KNOT Offshore Partners positions in Q2 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest KNOT Offshore Partners buyer in Q2 2015 was Advisory Research, an estimated $29.5M added.
- The largest KNOT Offshore Partners seller in Q2 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.47M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.