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Noodles & Co
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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $741M invested in Noodles & Co in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 15

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $507M → $741M (+$234M)

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 23

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 92 (+11)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.77M | Put options by funds: $3.85M

Holders
92
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+13.58%
% of All Funds
2.45%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
27
Increased
29
Reduced
23
Closed
15
Calls
$3.77M
Puts
$3.85M
Net Calls
-$72K
Net Calls Change
+$4.05M

Top Buyers

1
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
+$28.5M
2
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$22.1M
3
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
+$10.4M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$8.38M
5
TCG
Tremblant Capital Group
Florida
+$8.19M

Top Sellers

1
CMC
Catterton Management Company
Connecticut
-$35.4M
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$12.5M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$8.64M
4
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
-$3.56M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$3.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AG
51
Aperio Group
California
$496K +$438K +2,352 New
ICM
52
IMS Capital Management
Oregon
$443K +$391K +2,102 New
HighTower Advisors
53
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$421K – – –
TA
54
Teachers Advisors
New York
$394K – – –
SEI Investments
55
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$372K +$328K +1,764 New
Goldman Sachs
56
Goldman Sachs
New York
$368K +$22.3K +120 +7%
Alyeska Investment Group
57
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$367K +$324K +1,742 New
Citigroup
58
Citigroup
New York
$285K +$54.3K +292 +28%
MAA
59
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$280K +$248K +1,331 +133,100%
NV
60
Nair Vinay
$278K +$246K +1,320 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
61
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$257K +$227K +1,218 New
Wells Fargo
62
Wells Fargo
California
$246K -$17.3K -93 -7%
MLICM
63
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$236K – – –
William Blair & Company
64
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$233K -$221K -1,187 -52%
Group One Trading
65
Group One Trading
Illinois
$231K +$204K +1,098 New
UBS AM
66
UBS AM
Illinois
$224K +$198K +1,063 New
NFA
67
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$219K -$2.05K -11 -1%
RhumbLine Advisers
68
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$219K +$193K +1,039 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
69
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$206K +$182K +976 New
Bank of America
70
Bank of America
North Carolina
$196K -$122K -658 -41%
LTFS
71
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$188K – – –
AIG
72
American International Group
New York
$182K -$6.33K -34 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
73
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$146K +$120K +647 +1,470%
Royal Bank of Canada
74
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$127K -$159K -857 -59%
BA
75
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$125K +$2.23K +12 +2%
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NDLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

92 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Noodles & Co (NDLS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $741M — up 46% from $507M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new NDLS positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was ClearBridge Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.5M. The largest seller was Catterton Management Company, cutting an estimated $35.4M.

  • 92 institutional investors held Noodles & Co (NDLS) as of Q4 2014, up from 81 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $741M of Noodles & Co stock for Q4 2014, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Noodles & Co positions in Q4 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Noodles & Co buyer in Q4 2014 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $28.5M added.
  • The largest Noodles & Co seller in Q4 2014 was Catterton Management Company, an estimated $35.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.