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Mercer International
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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $654M invested in Mercer International in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

745% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.99M | Put options by funds: $235K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.65% → 79.51% (-0.14%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 154 → 135 (-19)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $809M → $654M (-$154M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 61

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 35

Holders
135
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-12.34%
% of All Funds
2.96%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
16
Increased
43
Reduced
61
Closed
35
Calls
$1.99M
Puts
$235K
Net Calls
+$1.75M
Net Calls Change
-$8.52M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
+$12.5M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$11.8M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$8.29M
4
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$4.5M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$2.77M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$5.71M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$5.59M
3
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
-$5.26M
4
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$5.15M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$4.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.74M -$160K -12,691 -4%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$3.61M +$612K +48,418 +20%
Allianz Asset Management
28
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$3.46M -$446K -35,352 -11%
MCM
29
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$3.21M +$1.22M +96,718 +61%
Lazard Asset Management
30
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$3.17M -$1.74M -137,551 -35%
Baird Financial Group
31
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.75M +$2.77M +219,473 New
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
32
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$2.66M +$362K +28,670 +16%
Franklin Resources
33
Franklin Resources
California
$2.41M -$97.3K -7,700 -4%
VEA
34
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$2.35M +$51.8K +4,102 +2%
AIMCA
35
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$2.24M +$710K +56,200 +46%
WG
36
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$2.09M +$922K +72,981 +78%
SRC
37
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.88M +$13.9K +1,100 +0.7%
Morgan Stanley
38
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.64M -$1.2M -95,123 -42%
IA
39
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$1.52M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.5M -$196K -15,495 -11%
California Public Employees Retirement System
41
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.48M +$126K +9,990 +9%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
42
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.27M +$75.3K +5,964 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
43
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.16M -$77K -6,098 -6%
SEI Investments
44
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.14M +$88K +6,968 +8%
PPA
45
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.13M -$369K -29,189 -24%
Legal & General Group
46
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.11M -$100K -7,923 -8%
JIR
47
James Investment Research
Ohio
$999K +$31.4K +2,490 +3%
Swiss National Bank
48
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$988K – – –
Tudor Investment Corp
49
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$973K +$423K +33,484 +76%
LS
50
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$964K – – –
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MERC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

135 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercer International (MERC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $654M — down 19% from $809M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of MERC and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 61 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.

The largest buyer was Gates Capital Management, adding an estimated $12.5M. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.71M.

  • 135 institutional investors held Mercer International (MERC) as of Q3 2019, down from 154 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $654M of Mercer International stock for Q3 2019, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Mercer International positions in Q3 2019 and 35 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest Mercer International buyer in Q3 2019 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $12.5M added.
  • The largest Mercer International seller in Q3 2019 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $5.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.