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37 hedge funds and large institutions have $330M invested in Manchester United in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

373% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.14M | Put options by funds: $241K

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $268M → $330M (+$62.5M)

4.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.3% → 48.11% (+4.8%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 37 (-5)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 11

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
37
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-11.9%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
9
Reduced
11
Closed
9
Calls
$1.14M
Puts
$241K
Net Calls
+$900K
Net Calls Change
+$837K

Top Buyers

1
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
+$51.1M
2
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
+$1.02M
3
VP
Value Partners
Hong Kong
+$867K
4
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
+$632K
5
TCM
Tybourne Capital Management
Hong Kong
+$610K

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$12.8M
2
SFM
Soros Fund Management
New York
-$9.37M
3
CGI
CI Global Investments
California
-$607K
4
GP
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
-$592K
5
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
-$398K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
U
26
UBS
Switzerland
$8K -$20.6K -1,344 -74%
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6K -$3.6K -235 -42%
Bank of Montreal
28
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
AllianceBernstein
29
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2K – – –
FWM
30
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$2K – – –
M&T Bank
31
M&T Bank
New York
$2K – – –
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$65.1K -4,253 -99%
Fidelity Investments
33
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– -$12.8M -826,630 Closed
GGHC
34
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
– -$398K -25,649 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
35
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$341K -21,932 Closed
OAM
36
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$320K -20,580 Closed
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$310K -19,952 Closed
GCP
38
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$267K -17,200 Closed
MAM
39
Mark Asset Management
New York
– -$217K -13,952 Closed
Millennium Management
40
Millennium Management
New York
– -$165K -10,600 Closed
Citadel Advisors
41
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$66K -4,258 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$3.06K -200 -95%
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MANU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

37 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Manchester United (MANU) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $330M — up 23% from $268M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of MANU and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was BAMCO Inc, adding an estimated $51.1M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.8M sold.

  • 37 institutional investors held Manchester United (MANU) as of Q1 2014, down from 42 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $330M of Manchester United stock for Q1 2014, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Manchester United positions in Q1 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Manchester United buyer in Q1 2014 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $51.1M added.
  • The largest Manchester United seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $12.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.