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Mercer International
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118 hedge funds and large institutions have $854M invested in Mercer International in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,090% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.77M | Put options by funds: $233K

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $624M → $854M (+$230M)

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 15

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 117 → 118 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 42

2.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.07% → 74.87% (-2.2%)

Holders
118
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.85%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
40
Reduced
42
Closed
15
Calls
$2.77M
Puts
$233K
Net Calls
+$2.54M
Net Calls Change
-$2.96M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$5.56M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$5.04M
3
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$4.89M
4
PIC
PCJ Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
+$3.9M
5
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$3.28M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
-$16.5M
2
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$4.71M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$4.14M
4
PCM
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$2.12M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PIC
26
PCJ Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$4.62M +$3.9M +259,192 +2,398%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.06M -$454K -30,193 -12%
Two Sigma Advisers
28
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.92M +$25.6K +1,700 +0.8%
AF
29
Aegis Financial
Virginia
$3.62M -$5.72K -380 -0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.54M -$764K -50,800 -20%
Franklin Resources
31
Franklin Resources
California
$3.5M – – –
Two Sigma Investments
32
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.24M +$296K +19,669 +12%
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$2.9M +$233K +15,458 +10%
OCG
34
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$2.82M -$3.4K -226 -0.1%
KTA
35
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
$2.8M -$78.2K -5,200 -3%
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$2.77M -$105K -6,996 -4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
37
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.74M -$289K -19,196 -11%
SRC
38
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$2.51M -$31.6K -2,100 -1%
JIR
39
James Investment Research
Ohio
$2.45M +$903 +60 +0%
Invesco
40
Invesco
Georgia
$2.33M +$562K +37,337 +39%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
41
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.32M +$136K +9,039 +7%
AIMCA
42
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$2.31M -$1.12M -74,400 -36%
State Street
43
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.25M +$225K +14,974 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.22M -$1.86M -123,885 -49%
AG
45
Algert Global
California
$2.21M -$626K -41,605 -25%
MCM
46
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$2.02M +$1.73M +115,314 New
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.93M +$44.4K +2,948 +3%
Swiss National Bank
48
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.39M – – –
Nordea Investment Management
49
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.26M +$1.08M +72,000 New
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
50
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.15M +$704K +46,825 +250%
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MERC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

118 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercer International (MERC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $854M — up 37% from $624M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new MERC positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $5.56M. The largest seller was Gates Capital Management, cutting an estimated $16.5M.

  • 118 institutional investors held Mercer International (MERC) as of Q2 2018, up from 117 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $854M of Mercer International stock for Q2 2018, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Mercer International positions in Q2 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Mercer International buyer in Q2 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $5.56M added.
  • The largest Mercer International seller in Q2 2018 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $16.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.