KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $176M invested in KNOT Offshore Partners in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
67% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 6
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $168M → $176M (+$7.96M)
3.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.95% → 85.3% (-3.6%)
21% less funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 23 (-6)
75% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 8
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $188K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$8.69M |
| 2 |
KACA
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$3.98M |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.78M |
| 4 |
EGA
Eagle Global Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
+$1.1M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$99.6K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.33M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$5.19M |
| 3 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
-$3.17M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$2.86M |
| 5 |
CM
Castleark Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.3M |
KNOP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
23 of the 3,096 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $176M — up 4.7% from $168M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of KNOP and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.
The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $8.69M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.33M sold.
- 23 institutional investors held KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) as of Q3 2013, down from 29 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $176M of KNOT Offshore Partners stock for Q3 2013, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new KNOT Offshore Partners positions in Q3 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest KNOT Offshore Partners buyer in Q3 2013 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $8.69M added.
- The largest KNOT Offshore Partners seller in Q3 2013 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $5.33M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.