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Mercer International
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112 hedge funds and large institutions have $713M invested in Mercer International in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 8

73% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 26

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $613M → $713M (+$100M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 99 → 112 (+13)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $149K | Put options by funds: $164K

2.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.56% → 76.76% (-2.8%)

Holders
112
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+13.13%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
22
Increased
45
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
$149K
Puts
$164K
Net Calls
-$15K
Net Calls Change
-$150K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$7.97M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$4.59M
3
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
+$4.55M
4
KPF
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
+$3.68M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$3.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
-$48.6M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.65M
3
SI
Sensato Investors
California
-$4.8M
4
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$3.78M
5
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$2.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Balyasny Asset Management
76
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$286K +$275K +20,000 New
Arrowstreet Capital
77
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$269K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
78
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$245K – – –
CSS
79
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$229K +$219K +15,981 New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
80
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$225K +$216K +15,750 New
Squarepoint
81
Squarepoint
New York
$209K +$201K +14,631 New
QC
82
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$201K +$193K +14,036 New
EMG
83
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$199K +$191K +13,900 New
Group One Trading
84
Group One Trading
Illinois
$184K +$124K +9,000 +234%
OSAM
85
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$180K -$238K -17,364 -58%
FIM
86
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$167K -$3.91K -285 -2%
Canada Life
87
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$125K – – –
PCM
88
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$107K -$103K -7,500 -50%
TRCT
89
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$79K +$11.8K +859 +19%
EWM
90
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$68K – – –
LS
91
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$64K – – –
HFM
92
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$64K +$137 +10 +0.2%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
93
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$63K +$13.9K +1,012 +30%
DCM
94
Delpha Capital Management
New York
$60K +$57.4K +4,182 New
LTFS
95
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$40K +$8.77K +639 +30%
Bank of Montreal
96
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$39K -$2.47K -180 -6%
Simplex Trading
97
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$33K +$17.9K +1,303 +128%
PAM
98
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$29K -$3.2K -233 -10%
TA
99
Teachers Advisors
New York
$29K +$23.3K +1,695 +490%
CG
100
Cutler Group
California
$28K +$16.5K +1,202 +150%
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MERC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

112 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercer International (MERC) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $713M — up 16% from $613M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new MERC positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $7.97M. The largest seller was Gates Capital Management, cutting an estimated $48.6M.

  • 112 institutional investors held Mercer International (MERC) as of Q4 2017, up from 99 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $713M of Mercer International stock for Q4 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Mercer International positions in Q4 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Mercer International buyer in Q4 2017 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $7.97M added.
  • The largest Mercer International seller in Q4 2017 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $48.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.