Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
111 hedge funds and large institutions have $340M invested in Lesaka Technologies in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
275% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.16M | Put options by funds: $308K
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 27
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 105 → 111 (+6)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $352M → $340M (-$11.4M)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.69M |
| 2 |
SC
Seawolf Capital
New York
|
+$5.08M |
| 3 |
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.73M |
| 4 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.69M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.64M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GA
General Atlantic
New York
|
-$6.03M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.66M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.44M |
| 4 |
WA
Whitebox Advisors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$3.16M |
| 5 |
PGCM
Prescott Group Capital Management
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
-$2.35M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LTFS
126
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | +$71 | +6 | New |
|
127
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | +$724 | +61 | New |
|
LSAK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
111 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $340M — down 3.2% from $352M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new LSAK positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $9.69M. The largest seller was General Atlantic, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.03M sold.
- 111 institutional investors held Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) as of Q4 2014, up from 105 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $340M of Lesaka Technologies stock for Q4 2014, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Lesaka Technologies positions in Q4 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Lesaka Technologies buyer in Q4 2014 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $9.69M added.
- The largest Lesaka Technologies seller in Q4 2014 was General Atlantic, an estimated $6.03M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.