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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
UOC
76
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$516K +$548K +61,448 New
ZCM
77
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$487K +$2.49K +279 +0.5%
VOYA Investment Management
78
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$443K -$3.08K -345 -0.6%
AQR Capital Management
79
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$410K +$436K +48,900 New
Deutsche Bank
80
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$356K -$12.6K -1,415 -3%
Barclays
81
Barclays
United Kingdom
$300K +$278K +31,216 +488%
OMCS
82
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$284K -$318K -35,700 -51%
AllianceBernstein
83
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$267K -$188K -21,044 -40%
Royal Bank of Canada
84
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$264K +$270K +30,282 +2,593%
Bank of Montreal
85
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$263K +$56.9K +6,375 +26%
Citigroup
86
Citigroup
New York
$262K +$50.3K +5,646 +22%
CM
87
CoreCommodity Management
Connecticut
$254K +$158K +17,718 +141%
NCCM
88
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$237K +$252K +28,300 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
89
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$235K +$150K +16,790 +149%
PAM
90
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$230K – – –
IRF
91
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$211K +$22.3K +2,502 +11%
EMG
92
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$211K +$60.6K +6,800 +37%
NI
93
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$192K +$42.8K +4,800 +27%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
94
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$175K +$106K +11,934 +134%
WC
95
Woodstock Corp
Massachusetts
$168K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
96
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$163K +$2.46K +276 +1%
PAM
97
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$163K +$81.1K +9,098 +89%
GIA
98
Gargoyle Investment Advisor
New Jersey
$161K +$171K +19,200 New
B
99
Barings
North Carolina
$157K – – –
URS
100
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$153K – – –
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4
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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.