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97 hedge funds and large institutions have $760M invested in Laureate Education in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

65% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 26

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $773M → $760M (-$13.1M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 97 (-11)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 28

47.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 149.75% → 102.34% (-47%)

Holders
97
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-10.19%
% of All Funds
2.2%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
43
Reduced
26
Closed
28
Calls
$2.42M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$2.42M
Net Calls Change
+$2.61M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$28.4M
2
1WCM
12 West Capital Management
New York
+$19.2M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$18M
4
MRCP
Maple Rock Capital Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$14.4M
5
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$10.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$21.9M
2
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
-$17.9M
3
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
-$13.9M
4
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$11.8M
5
VEPM
Vista Equity Partners Management
California
-$10.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
101
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$5.12M -352,000 Closed
RCM
102
Roystone Capital Management
New York
– -$3.56M -245,000 Closed
Stifel Financial
103
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$2.22M -152,186 Closed
IP
104
Interval Partners
New York
– -$2.07M -142,500 Closed
PGC
105
Pacific Grove Capital
California
– -$1.76M -121,269 Closed
CCI
106
Columbus Circle Investors
– -$1.49M -102,189 Closed
NI
107
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$1.29M -88,700 Closed
AIM
108
Alambic Investment Management
California
– -$1.28M -88,100 Closed
EGM
109
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$1.06M -72,946 Closed
SCA
110
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
– -$846K -58,169 Closed
HI
111
HBK Investments
Texas
– -$579K -39,800 Closed
CIBC Private Wealth Group
112
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
– -$565K -38,800 Closed
DTL
113
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$481K -33,071 Closed
TI
114
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$473K -32,539 Closed
HCM
115
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$402K -27,652 Closed
First Trust Advisors
116
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
– -$383K -26,293 Closed
QSS
117
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$119K -22,850 Closed
Nomura Holdings
118
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$320K -22,000 Closed
NFA
119
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$285K -19,600 Closed
Verition Fund Management
120
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$251K -17,218 Closed
KI
121
Koch Industries
Kansas
– -$198K -13,561 Closed
NIT
122
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
– -$156K -10,700 Closed
SG Americas Securities
123
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$138K -9,496 Closed
TRCT
124
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$18K -1,215 Closed
VFA
125
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
– +$262 +20 New
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LAUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

97 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Laureate Education (LAUR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $760M — down 1.7% from $773M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of LAUR and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $28.4M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.9M sold.

  • 97 institutional investors held Laureate Education (LAUR) as of Q4 2017, down from 108 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $760M of Laureate Education stock for Q4 2017, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Laureate Education positions in Q4 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Laureate Education buyer in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $28.4M added.
  • The largest Laureate Education seller in Q4 2017 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $21.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.