Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
223 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in Grand Canyon Education in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
244% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 16
96.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 96.71% (+97%)
75% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 14 (+6)
39% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.92B → $2.67B (+$751M)
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 188 → 223 (+35)
51% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 99
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.83M | Put options by funds: $6.75M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$93.2M |
| 2 |
SCM
SG Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$15.6M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$12.7M |
| 4 |
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Newton Lower Falls,
Massachusetts
|
+$11.4M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$9.94M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$48M |
| 2 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$43M |
| 3 |
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$20.1M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$17.5M |
| 5 |
GKIM
GW&K Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.7M |
LOPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
223 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.67B — up 39% from $1.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new LOPE positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $93.2M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $48M.
- 223 institutional investors held Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) as of Q4 2016, up from 188 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $2.67B of Grand Canyon Education stock for Q4 2016, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Grand Canyon Education positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest Grand Canyon Education buyer in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $93.2M added.
- The largest Grand Canyon Education seller in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $48M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.