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Mercer International
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $642M invested in Mercer International in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

257% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 7

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)

133% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 15

77% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $642M (+$280M)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 80 (+17)

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52K | Put options by funds: $248K

Holders
80
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+26.98%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
25
Increased
35
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
$52K
Puts
$248K
Net Calls
-$196K
Net Calls Change
+$133K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$12.4M
2
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$6.29M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$5.49M
4
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$3.97M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PIM
Platinum Investment Management
Australia
-$40M
2
HCM
Huber Capital Management
California
-$9.42M
3
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$4.71M
4
AF
Aegis Financial
Virginia
-$4.02M
5
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
-$3.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NFA
26
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.43M +$2.28M +188,000 +1,958%
SFM
27
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$2.24M +$2.21M +182,145 New
RFC
28
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.19M +$2.1M +173,187 New
MCM
29
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$2.07M +$2.04M +168,254 New
Millennium Management
30
Millennium Management
New York
$1.86M +$1.05M +86,243 +133%
BCM
31
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.77M – – –
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.6M +$65.6K +5,408 +4%
PP
33
PDT Partners
New York
$1.27M +$107K +8,800 +9%
MPAM
34
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.22M +$1.2M +99,250 New
GC
35
Globeflex Capital
California
$1.09M +$1.08M +88,917 New
HCM
36
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$1.07M +$657K +54,166 +162%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
37
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$1.04M – – –
CS
38
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$810K +$799K +65,888 New
MC
39
Menta Capital
California
$794K +$114K +9,410 +17%
CSS
40
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$747K +$488K +40,277 +196%
ARTA
41
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$686K +$255K +21,034 +60%
EI
42
EAM Investors
California
$669K +$661K +54,463 New
EMG
43
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$586K +$578K +47,700 New
AL
44
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$458K +$452K +37,304 New
SRC
45
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$430K -$109K -9,000 -20%
Charles Schwab
46
Charles Schwab
California
$427K +$42.6K +3,511 +11%
HHC
47
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$422K +$277K +22,808 +198%
Invesco
48
Invesco
Georgia
$399K +$2.13K +176 +0.5%
BMCMI
49
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Pennsylvania
$382K +$377K +31,109 New
GAM
50
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$319K +$314K +25,931 New
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MERC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

80 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercer International (MERC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $642M — up 77% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new MERC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was Platinum Investment Management, cutting an estimated $40M.

  • 80 institutional investors held Mercer International (MERC) as of Q4 2014, up from 63 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $642M of Mercer International stock for Q4 2014, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Mercer International positions in Q4 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Mercer International buyer in Q4 2014 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $12.4M added.
  • The largest Mercer International seller in Q4 2014 was Platinum Investment Management, an estimated $40M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.