Quaker Houghton
198 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in Quaker Houghton in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
131% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 13
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.85B (+$182M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 198 (+17)
7.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.64% → 92.32% (+7.7%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 67
79% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $302K | Put options by funds: $1.46M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$31.5M |
| 2 |
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$19.4M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$18.3M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10M |
| 5 |
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$8.82M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$17M |
| 2 |
Aberdeen Group
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$10.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$7.06M |
| 4 |
AP
AHL Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.8M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.28M |
KWR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
198 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quaker Houghton (KWR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.85B — up 11% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new KWR positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $31.5M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, cutting an estimated $17M.
- 198 institutional investors held Quaker Houghton (KWR) as of Q4 2017, up from 181 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.85B of Quaker Houghton stock for Q4 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Quaker Houghton positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Quaker Houghton buyer in Q4 2017 was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, an estimated $31.5M added.
- The largest Quaker Houghton seller in Q4 2017 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.