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Grand Canyon Education
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.86B invested in Grand Canyon Education in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.86B (+$355M)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 76

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 184 → 179 (-5)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 25

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.16M | Put options by funds: $7.5M

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
179
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.72%
% of All Funds
5.8%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
21
Increased
69
Reduced
76
Closed
25
Calls
$6.16M
Puts
$7.5M
Net Calls
-$1.34M
Net Calls Change
+$2.13M

Top Buyers

1
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
+$30.7M
2
NAP
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
+$19.9M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$19.2M
4
ACMM
Arbor Capital Management (Minnesota)
Minnesota
+$15.1M
5
CCM
Century Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$13.2M

Top Sellers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$60.3M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$35.5M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$25.4M
4
TCP
TAMRO Capital Partners
Virginia
-$19.7M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$175M -$35.5M -996,100 -19%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$116M +$7.72M +216,481 +8%
RP
3
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$105M +$1.26M +35,464 +1%
AllianceBernstein
4
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$96.8M +$12.5M +350,950 +17%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$74.6M -$2.85M -79,769 -4%
VBA
6
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$67.4M -$9.16M -256,721 -13%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$66.9M +$19.2M +539,010 +48%
GKIM
8
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$54.7M +$7.5M +210,393 +18%
NCGI
9
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$52.3M -$809K -22,688 -2%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$50.1M +$2.38M +66,814 +6%
RIM
11
RS Investment Management
California
$49.8M -$699K -19,592 -2%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$47.5M +$5.07M +142,195 +14%
TCP
13
TAMRO Capital Partners
Virginia
$41.2M -$19.7M -552,271 -35%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$40.5M +$1.14M +32,018 +3%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
15
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$39.7M -$183K -5,129 -0.5%
Renaissance Technologies
16
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$37.3M -$2.38M -66,700 -7%
TCM
17
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$36.5M -$3.23M -90,500 -9%
FAM
18
Fred Alger Management
New York
$34.6M +$30.7M +860,107 New
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$33.2M +$1.84M +51,587 +7%
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$30.8M +$1.36M +38,176 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$28.4M +$5.61M +157,396 +29%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$25.7M -$25.4M -713,099 -53%
CCA
23
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$23.7M +$2.13M +59,745 +11%
NAP
24
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$22.5M +$19.9M +558,494 New
GIM
25
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$22M -$3.68M -103,172 -16%
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LOPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

179 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.86B — up 24% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of LOPE and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.

The largest buyer was Fred Alger Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $30.7M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $60.3M.

  • 179 institutional investors held Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) as of Q3 2013, down from 184 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.86B of Grand Canyon Education stock for Q3 2013, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Grand Canyon Education positions in Q3 2013 and 25 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Grand Canyon Education buyer in Q3 2013 was Fred Alger Management, an estimated $30.7M added.
  • The largest Grand Canyon Education seller in Q3 2013 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $60.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.