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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
CMC
1
Catterton Management Company
Connecticut
$180M -$35.4M -190,156 -18%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
2
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$178M – – –
TCG
3
Tremblant Capital Group
Florida
$71.3M +$8.19M +44,001 +15%
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$40.6M -$592K -3,181 -2%
Artisan Partners
5
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$34.2M +$2.41M +12,952 +9%
ClearBridge Investments
6
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$32.3M +$28.5M +153,021 New
FCM
7
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25.1M +$22.1M +118,928 New
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$23.2M +$126K +676 +0.6%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$16.1M -$8.64M -46,445 -38%
RP
10
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$11.7M +$10.4M +55,674 New
Wellington Management Group
11
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$9.62M +$2.6M +13,971 +44%
CAM
12
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$9.51M -$3.56M -19,120 -30%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.49M +$8.38M +45,026 +300,173%
TCM
14
Tygh Capital Management
Oregon
$7.49M +$2.17M +11,650 +49%
BFA
15
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$7.33M +$1.04M +5,614 +19%
American Century Companies
16
American Century Companies
Missouri
$7.03M +$6.2M +33,338 New
GTP
17
Global Thematic Partners
New York
$5.75M +$5.08M +27,301 New
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.82M +$1.31M +7,034 +44%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.79M +$208K +1,119 +5%
EA
20
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$4.66M +$4.11M +22,102 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
21
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$4.15M +$442K +2,374 +14%
State Street
22
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.61M +$59K +317 +2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
23
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.42M +$1.97M +10,594 +189%
EMFAT
24
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.25M +$2.87M +15,420 New
BIT
25
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$3.13M -$99.8K -536 -3%
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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.