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Mercer International
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $290M invested in Mercer International in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

633% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 3

44% more funds holding

Funds holding: 43 → 62 (+19)

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 13

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $304M → $290M (-$13.7M)

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $135K | Put options by funds: $590K

Holders
62
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+44.19%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
17
Reduced
13
Closed
3
Calls
$135K
Puts
$590K
Net Calls
-$455K
Net Calls Change
-$743K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
+$26.7M
2
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$10M
3
HCM
Huber Capital Management
California
+$9.98M
4
KCM
Knighthead Capital Management
New York
+$5.03M
5
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$4.65M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$1.54M
2
WC
Walthausen & Co
New York
-$998K
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$717K
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$477K
5
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$380K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
51
Citigroup
New York
$51K -$99.4K -10,907 -61%
Wells Fargo
52
Wells Fargo
California
$40K +$47.4K +5,203 +5,151%
Barclays
53
Barclays
United Kingdom
$37K +$48.3K +5,300 New
Bank of America
54
Bank of America
North Carolina
$35K -$129K -14,200 -75%
U
55
UBS
Switzerland
$10K -$1.97K -216 -14%
TRCT
56
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K -$11.7K -1,288 -51%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
57
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$6K +$7.29K +800 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
58
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$5K +$5.57K +611 New
Royal Bank of Canada
59
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4K -$1.33K -146 -21%
LTFS
60
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3K – – –
Creative Planning
61
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2K – – –
PCM
62
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$2K +$2.73K +300 New
Acadian Asset Management
63
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$477K -47,820 Closed
RFC
64
Russell Frank Company
Washington
– -$380K -38,330 Closed
CI
65
Capital Innovations
Wisconsin
– -$246K -24,724 Closed
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MERC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

62 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercer International (MERC) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $290M — down 4.5% from $304M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new MERC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gates Capital Management, adding an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was Kennedy Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.54M.

  • 62 institutional investors held Mercer International (MERC) as of Q1 2014, up from 43 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $290M of Mercer International stock for Q1 2014, down 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Mercer International positions in Q1 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Mercer International buyer in Q1 2014 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $26.7M added.
  • The largest Mercer International seller in Q1 2014 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $1.54M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.