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Mercer International
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134 hedge funds and large institutions have $628M invested in Mercer International in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 45

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 134 (-1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $654M → $628M (-$26.3M)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 22

1.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.51% → 77.8% (-1.7%)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $300K | Put options by funds: $353K

Holders
134
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.74%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
21
Increased
49
Reduced
45
Closed
22
Calls
$300K
Puts
$353K
Net Calls
-$53K
Net Calls Change
-$1.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$5.24M
2
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$2.68M
3
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
+$1.76M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.68M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.67M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KCM
Knighthead Capital Management
New York
-$9.49M
2
FP
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
-$5.11M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.38M
4
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$2.75M
5
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$2.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Toronto Dominion Bank
126
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$5K – – –
FHA
127
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$4K – – –
VCM
128
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$4K +$4.1K +336 +579%
Fidelity Investments
129
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
CAW
130
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$1K – – –
HGWM
131
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
IA
132
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
PFBT
133
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$1K – – –
RE
134
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$320 – – –
FP
135
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
– -$5.11M -407,349 Closed
Baird Financial Group
136
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
– -$2.75M -219,473 Closed
IA
137
Icon Advisers
Colorado
– -$1.52M -121,300 Closed
Schroder Investment Management Group
138
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
– -$952K -77,411 Closed
GC
139
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$314K -25,038 Closed
ARTA
140
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$307K -24,473 Closed
CGH
141
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
– -$265K -21,160 Closed
YMRC
142
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
– -$203K -16,200 Closed
ECM
143
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
– -$199K -15,900 Closed
Assenagon Asset Management
144
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
– -$179K -14,304 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
145
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$172K -13,718 Closed
LCM
146
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$137K -10,900 Closed
PI
147
PineBridge Investments
New York
– -$62K -4,927 Closed
QT
148
Quantamental Technologies
New York
– -$48K -3,837 Closed
OSAM
149
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$30K -2,428 Closed
Simplex Trading
150
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$16.3K -1,335 Closed
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MERC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

134 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercer International (MERC) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $628M — down 4% from $654M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of MERC and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $5.24M. The largest seller was Knighthead Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.49M.

  • 134 institutional investors held Mercer International (MERC) as of Q4 2019, down from 135 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $628M of Mercer International stock for Q4 2019, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Mercer International positions in Q4 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Mercer International buyer in Q4 2019 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $5.24M added.
  • The largest Mercer International seller in Q4 2019 was Knighthead Capital Management, an estimated $9.49M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.