Lee Enterprises
LEE
87 hedge funds and large institutions have $99M invested in Lee Enterprises in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
38% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $71.5M → $99M (+$27.5M)
1.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.95% → 5.02% (+1.1%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 28
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 90 → 87 (-3)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 12
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $37K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$1.51M |
| 2 |
AMH
Apollo Management Holdings
New York
|
+$699K |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$649K |
| 4 |
AG
Algert Global
San Francisco,
California
|
+$542K |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$330K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LCM
Lonestar Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.57M |
| 2 |
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.2M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$265K |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$186K |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$152K |
LEE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
87 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lee Enterprises (LEE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $99M — up 38% from $71.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of LEE and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.
The largest buyer was Russell Frank Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.51M. The largest seller was Lonestar Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.57M sold.
- 87 institutional investors held Lee Enterprises (LEE) as of Q4 2014, down from 90 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $99M of Lee Enterprises stock for Q4 2014, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Lee Enterprises positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Lee Enterprises buyer in Q4 2014 was Russell Frank Company, an estimated $1.51M added.
- The largest Lee Enterprises seller in Q4 2014 was Lonestar Capital Management, an estimated $4.57M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.