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121 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.91B invested in Kosmos Energy in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.7M | Put options by funds: $5M

103% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 31

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

3.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.79% → 89.53% (+3.7%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 134 → 121 (-13)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.31B → $2.91B (-$399M)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 27

Holders
121
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-9.7%
% of All Funds
3.23%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
16
Increased
63
Reduced
31
Closed
27
Calls
$10.7M
Puts
$5M
Net Calls
+$5.68M
Net Calls Change
+$3.98M

Top Buyers

1
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$62M
2
GAM
Genesis Asset Managers
United Kingdom
+$59.4M
3
SCP
SailingStone Capital Partners
Texas
+$40.1M
4
BG
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
+$22.2M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$17M

Top Sellers

1
WP
Warburg Pincus
New York
-$73.6M
2
CC
Carlson Capital
Texas
-$18M
3
ZP
Zimmer Partners
New York
-$13.7M
4
HCCM
Herring Creek Capital Management
Connecticut
-$12.2M
5
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
-$7.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TA
26
Teachers Advisors
New York
$8.39M +$224K +25,164 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
27
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$7.28M +$2.78M +311,896 +56%
Invesco
28
Invesco
Georgia
$6.95M +$2.72M +305,210 +58%
Adage Capital Partners
29
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$6.79M +$1.03M +115,182 +17%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.34M -$311K -34,837 -4%
RFC
31
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$5.89M +$3.26M +366,100 +106%
Point72 Asset Management
32
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$5.79M +$3.49M +391,700 +132%
Northern Trust
33
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.61M +$1.6M +179,128 +37%
HCCM
34
Herring Creek Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.52M -$12.2M -1,366,384 -68%
KCM
35
Kingdon Capital Management
New York
$5.45M – – –
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
36
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$5.38M +$4.63M +519,514 +428%
TCIM
37
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$5M +$420K +47,147 +9%
Geode Capital Management
38
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.98M +$27.9K +3,132 +0.5%
BlackRock
39
BlackRock
New York
$4.59M +$497K +55,700 +11%
BIM
40
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.81M -$8.35K -936 -0.2%
QI
41
QS Investors
New York
$3.17M +$2.22M +248,900 +193%
Goldman Sachs
42
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.01M +$1.29M +144,244 +67%
OAM
43
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.92M -$975K -109,292 -24%
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.42M +$1.54M +172,394 +149%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$2.34M +$499K +55,962 +25%
Bank of America
46
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.95M -$170K -19,076 -8%
PP
47
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.81M – – –
ARC
48
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$1.65M +$1.76M +196,838 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
49
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.64M +$7.44K +834 +0.4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
50
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.6M -$5.09M -571,015 -75%
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KOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

121 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kosmos Energy (KOS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.91B — down 12% from $3.31B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of KOS and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.

The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, adding an estimated $62M. The largest seller was Warburg Pincus, cutting an estimated $73.6M.

  • 121 institutional investors held Kosmos Energy (KOS) as of Q4 2014, down from 134 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.91B of Kosmos Energy stock for Q4 2014, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Kosmos Energy positions in Q4 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Kosmos Energy buyer in Q4 2014 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $62M added.
  • The largest Kosmos Energy seller in Q4 2014 was Warburg Pincus, an estimated $73.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.