Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
162 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.8B invested in Grand Canyon Education in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 64
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 170 → 162 (-8)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.93B → $1.8B (-$130M)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 22
61% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $996K | Put options by funds: $2.54M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$26M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$20.4M |
| 3 |
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$18.9M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$16.2M |
| 5 |
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$14.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$6.79M |
| 2 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$6.72M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.08M |
| 4 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.47M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.12M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UOC
176
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$325K | -7,675 | Closed |
|
177
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
| – | -$272K | -6,425 | Closed |
|
|
RG
178
Renaissance Group
Covington,
Kentucky
| – | -$269K | -6,346 | Closed |
|
179
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$267K | -6,298 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
180
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$220K | -5,197 | Closed |
|
|
PP
181
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$215K | -5,085 | Closed |
|
|
RC
182
RBF Capital
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$212K | -5,000 | Closed |
|
|
AB
183
Amalgamated Bank
New York
| – | -$207K | -4,871 | Closed |
|
|
JG
184
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$133K | -3,140 | Closed |
|
LOPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
162 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.8B — down 6.7% from $1.93B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of LOPE and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.
The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $26M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $6.79M.
- 162 institutional investors held Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) as of Q3 2015, down from 170 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $1.8B of Grand Canyon Education stock for Q3 2015, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Grand Canyon Education positions in Q3 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Grand Canyon Education buyer in Q3 2015 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $26M added.
- The largest Grand Canyon Education seller in Q3 2015 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $6.79M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.