Mercer International
MERC
43 hedge funds and large institutions have $304M invested in Mercer International in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
670% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $331K | Put options by funds: $43K
42% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $214M → $304M (+$89.7M)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 14
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 44 → 43 (-1)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Huber Capital Management
El Segundo,
California
|
+$4.01M |
| 2 |
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
|
+$2.84M |
| 3 |
PIM
Platinum Investment Management
Sydney Australia 2000,
Australia
|
+$2.08M |
| 4 |
CBOA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
+$1.26M |
| 5 |
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$463K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NG
NatWest Group
Edinburgh, Scotland,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.99M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$2.1M |
| 3 |
WC
Walthausen & Co
Malta,
New York
|
-$1.36M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$374K |
| 5 |
BPGAM
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$354K |
MERC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
43 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Mercer International (MERC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $304M — up 42% from $214M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of MERC and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.
The largest buyer was Huber Capital Management, adding an estimated $4.01M. The largest seller was NatWest Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.99M sold.
- 43 institutional investors held Mercer International (MERC) as of Q4 2013, down from 44 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $304M of Mercer International stock for Q4 2013, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new Mercer International positions in Q4 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Mercer International buyer in Q4 2013 was Huber Capital Management, an estimated $4.01M added.
- The largest Mercer International seller in Q4 2013 was NatWest Group, an estimated $3.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.