Quaker Houghton
140 hedge funds and large institutions have $779M invested in Quaker Houghton in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 10
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 47
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $736M → $779M (+$43M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 139 → 140 (+1)
0.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.59% → 76.66% (+0.07%)
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.85M | Put options by funds: $2.44M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$7.63M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$5.06M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.7M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.7M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.62M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.7M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$7M |
| 3 |
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.65M |
| 4 |
RIM
RS Investment Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.63M |
| 5 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.28M |
KWR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
140 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quaker Houghton (KWR) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $779M — up 5.8% from $736M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new KWR positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $7.63M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $9.7M.
- 140 institutional investors held Quaker Houghton (KWR) as of Q4 2013, up from 139 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $779M of Quaker Houghton stock for Q4 2013, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new Quaker Houghton positions in Q4 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Quaker Houghton buyer in Q4 2013 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $7.63M added.
- The largest Quaker Houghton seller in Q4 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $9.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.