Laureate Education
LAUR
173 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.11B invested in Laureate Education in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
81% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 42
71% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $449K | Put options by funds: $263K
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 34
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 12 (+1)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 163 → 173 (+10)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2B → $2.11B (+$111M)
12.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 105.97% → 93.84% (-12%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$26.3M |
| 2 |
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
|
+$25M |
| 3 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$24.2M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$12.8M |
| 5 |
PGM
Parian Global Management
Pound Ridge,
New York
|
+$11.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
-$94.3M |
| 2 |
1WCM
12 West Capital Management
New York
|
-$60.8M |
| 3 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
-$41.9M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$16.8M |
| 5 |
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
|
-$11.9M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$154K | -9,348 | Closed |
|
202
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$29K | -1,729 | Closed |
|
203
Nisa Investment Advisors
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$3K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
204
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$2K | -122 | Closed |
|
205
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | +$82 | +5 | New |
|
LAUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
173 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Laureate Education (LAUR) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.11B — up 5.6% from $2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new LAUR positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $26.3M. The largest seller was Melvin Capital Management, cutting an estimated $94.3M.
- 173 institutional investors held Laureate Education (LAUR) as of Q4 2019, up from 163 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $2.11B of Laureate Education stock for Q4 2019, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Laureate Education positions in Q4 2019 and 34 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Laureate Education buyer in Q4 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $26.3M added.
- The largest Laureate Education seller in Q4 2019 was Melvin Capital Management, an estimated $94.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.