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Mercer International
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100 hedge funds and large institutions have $615M invested in Mercer International in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 8

84% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.14M | Put options by funds: $620K

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $558M → $615M (+$56.7M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 100 (+5)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.99% → 81.22% (+0.22%)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
100
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
2.49%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
18
Increased
31
Reduced
38
Closed
8
Calls
$1.14M
Puts
$620K
Net Calls
+$523K
Net Calls Change
+$391K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.49M
2
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$4.64M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$4.47M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$3.92M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
-$10.7M
2
HCM
Huber Capital Management
California
-$8.53M
3
KCM
Knighthead Capital Management
New York
-$4.36M
4
RCM
Redwood Capital Management
New York
-$2.07M
5
PCM
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$1.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
26
Millennium Management
New York
$3.19M +$3.21M +272,724 New
FP
27
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$3.18M +$461K +39,107 +17%
California Public Employees Retirement System
28
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.16M -$256K -21,700 -7%
Russell Investments Group
29
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$3.01M +$360K +30,536 +13%
PCM
30
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.98M -$1.97M -167,452 -40%
CAM
31
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$2.65M +$2.36M +200,458 +771%
Bank of New York Mellon
32
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.54M -$8.43K -716 -0.3%
Two Sigma Investments
33
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.52M +$960K +81,535 +61%
Allianz Asset Management
34
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.41M -$71.4K -6,061 -3%
KTA
35
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
$2.35M +$2.36M +200,780 New
Franklin Resources
36
Franklin Resources
California
$2.34M – – –
NFA
37
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.18M +$2.02M +171,900 +1,194%
SRC
38
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$2.12M -$47.1K -4,000 -2%
Two Sigma Advisers
39
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.91M +$671K +56,945 +53%
Toronto Dominion Bank
40
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.63M – – –
SFM
41
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.46M -$66.3K -5,630 -4%
Charles Schwab
42
Charles Schwab
California
$1.29M +$114K +9,687 +10%
AG
43
Algert Global
California
$1.18M +$576K +48,883 +95%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$876K – – –
CSS
45
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$678K +$682K +57,940 New
AIM
46
Allen Investment Management
New York
$632K +$636K +53,984 New
State Street
47
State Street
Massachusetts
$624K +$15.1K +1,285 +2%
GCP
48
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$603K -$406K -34,484 -40%
OAM
49
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$555K +$559K +47,441 New
OA
50
Oak Associates
Ohio
$542K – – –
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MERC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

100 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercer International (MERC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $615M — up 10% from $558M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new MERC positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.49M. The largest seller was Gates Capital Management, cutting an estimated $10.7M.

  • 100 institutional investors held Mercer International (MERC) as of Q1 2017, up from 95 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $615M of Mercer International stock for Q1 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Mercer International positions in Q1 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Mercer International buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $5.49M added.
  • The largest Mercer International seller in Q1 2017 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $10.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.