KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
47 hedge funds and large institutions have $287M invested in KNOT Offshore Partners in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 16
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.31% → 40.41% (+0.1%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $292M → $287M (-$5.22M)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 52 → 47 (-5)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 8
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.08M | Put options by funds: $4.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VAIA
Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$4.65M |
| 2 |
SGCA
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$3.74M |
| 3 |
AR
Advisory Research
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.81M |
| 4 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$1.6M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.49M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$3.79M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.63M |
| 3 |
EGA
Eagle Global Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
-$2.51M |
| 4 |
KACA
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.47M |
| 5 |
DPIM
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CG
51
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$70K | -3,175 | Closed |
|
52
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$69.1K | -3,132 | Closed |
|
|
B
53
Bridgeworth
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$66K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
|
GT
54
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$24K | -1,100 | Closed |
|
55
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$24K | -1,098 | Closed |
|
KNOP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
47 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $287M — down 1.8% from $292M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of KNOP and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.
The largest buyer was Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.65M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $3.79M.
- 47 institutional investors held KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) as of Q3 2018, down from 52 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $287M of KNOT Offshore Partners stock for Q3 2018, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new KNOT Offshore Partners positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest KNOT Offshore Partners buyer in Q3 2018 was Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers, an estimated $4.65M added.
- The largest KNOT Offshore Partners seller in Q3 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $3.79M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.