Methode Electronics
MEI
219 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.4B invested in Methode Electronics in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 18
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $1.4B (+$226M)
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.16M | Put options by funds: $1.82M
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 208 → 219 (+11)
0.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 91.6% → 92.23% (+0.63%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 85
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
San Diego,
California
|
+$15M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$13.8M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$11.3M |
| 4 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.24M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$3.09M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$13.7M |
| 2 |
PCM
Penn Capital Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$10.4M |
| 3 |
FIM
Foresters Investment Management
New York
|
-$7.01M |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$6.12M |
| 5 |
FG
Formula Growth
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$4.27M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ACM
226
Americafirst Capital Management
Roseville,
California
| – | -$290K | -8,306 | Closed |
|
|
DC
227
Deere & Company
Moline,
Illinois
| – | -$273K | -7,805 | Closed |
|
|
CG
228
Clinton Group
New York
| – | -$258K | -7,373 | Closed |
|
229
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$240K | -6,864 | Closed |
|
|
BRF
230
B. Riley Financial
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$234K | -6,688 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
231
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$94K | -2,700 | Closed |
|
|
CAM
232
ClariVest Asset Management
San Diego,
California
| – | -$91K | -2,600 | Closed |
|
233
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$55K | -1,500 | Closed |
|
|
IUHSA
234
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
| – | -$6K | -180 | Closed |
|
|
IA
235
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$4K | -116 | Closed |
|
|
ACH
236
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$3K | -80 | Closed |
|
MEI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
219 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Methode Electronics (MEI) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.4B — up 19% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new MEI positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Rice Hall James & Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $15M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $13.7M.
- 219 institutional investors held Methode Electronics (MEI) as of Q4 2016, up from 208 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $1.4B of Methode Electronics stock for Q4 2016, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Methode Electronics positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Methode Electronics buyer in Q4 2016 was Rice Hall James & Associates, an estimated $15M added.
- The largest Methode Electronics seller in Q4 2016 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $13.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.