Quaker Houghton
176 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.45B invested in Quaker Houghton in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 19
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.43B → $1.45B (+$24.4M)
1.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.3% → 83.16% (-1.1%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 176 (-5)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 68
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $856K | Put options by funds: $1.79M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$205M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.2M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$8.27M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$7.3M |
| 5 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$5.36M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$20.1M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$13.7M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$12.5M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.16M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$4M |
KWR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
176 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quaker Houghton (KWR) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.45B — up 1.7% from $1.43B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new KWR positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 52 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $205M. The largest seller was Granahan Investment Management, cutting an estimated $20.1M.
- 176 institutional investors held Quaker Houghton (KWR) as of Q1 2017, down from 181 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.45B of Quaker Houghton stock for Q1 2017, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Quaker Houghton positions in Q1 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Quaker Houghton buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $205M added.
- The largest Quaker Houghton seller in Q1 2017 was Granahan Investment Management, an estimated $20.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.