Nature's Sunshine
NATR
68 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in Nature's Sunshine in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $159M → $196M (+$37.6M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 65 → 68 (+3)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 28
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.36M |
| 2 |
WC
Wynnefield Capital
New York
|
+$1.05M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$413K |
| 4 |
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
Albany,
New York
|
+$374K |
| 5 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$308K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$734K |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$732K |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$507K |
| 4 |
RMCP
Red Mountain Capital Partners
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$402K |
| 5 |
WS
Wedbush Securities
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$267K |
NATR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
68 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nature's Sunshine (NATR) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $196M — up 24% from $159M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new NATR positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.36M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $734K.
- 68 institutional investors held Nature's Sunshine (NATR) as of Q2 2014, up from 65 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $196M of Nature's Sunshine stock for Q2 2014, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new Nature's Sunshine positions in Q2 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Nature's Sunshine buyer in Q2 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $1.36M added.
- The largest Nature's Sunshine seller in Q2 2014 was State Street, an estimated $734K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.