KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $181M invested in KNOT Offshore Partners in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
329% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.07M | Put options by funds: $249K
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 34 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
2.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.56% → 71.23% (-2.3%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $205M → $181M (-$24M)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SGCA
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$3.15M |
| 2 |
EGA
Eagle Global Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
+$1.82M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.81M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.15M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.12M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$5.61M |
| 2 |
HHAM
HITE Hedge Asset Management
Braintree,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.19M |
| 3 |
ACM
Advisors Capital Management
Ridgewood,
New Jersey
|
-$3.72M |
| 4 |
KACA
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2M |
| 5 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$1.62M |
KNOP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
34 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $181M — down 12% from $205M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new KNOP positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Steel Grove Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $3.15M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $5.61M.
- 34 institutional investors held KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) as of Q4 2015, up from 31 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $181M of KNOT Offshore Partners stock for Q4 2015, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new KNOT Offshore Partners positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest KNOT Offshore Partners buyer in Q4 2015 was Steel Grove Capital Advisors, an estimated $3.15M added.
- The largest KNOT Offshore Partners seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.61M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.