NETSCOUT
NTCT
189 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.77B invested in NETSCOUT in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
75% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 19
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 184 → 189 (+5)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.74B → $1.77B (+$33.6M)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 77
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $135K | Put options by funds: $419K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$39M |
| 2 |
FPCG
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$20.5M |
| 3 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.1M |
| 4 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$3.83M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$3.44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Apex Capital Management
Dayton,
Ohio
|
-$18.2M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$18M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$10.7M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$10.5M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$9.75M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CSS
201
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$270K | -6,096 | Closed |
|
|
VFA
202
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$138K | -3,109 | Closed |
|
|
PAM
203
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
| – | -$133K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
|
GSC
204
Ground Swell Capital
Folly Beach,
South Carolina
| – | -$73K | -1,642 | Closed |
|
|
FMT
205
First Mercantile Trust
Cordova,
Tennessee
| – | -$55K | -1,240 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
206
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$20K | -440 | Closed |
|
207
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$3K | -62 | Closed |
|
NTCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
189 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in NETSCOUT (NTCT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.77B — up 1.9% from $1.74B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NTCT positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, adding an estimated $39M. The largest seller was Apex Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.2M sold.
- 189 institutional investors held NETSCOUT (NTCT) as of Q3 2014, up from 184 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $1.77B of NETSCOUT stock for Q3 2014, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new NETSCOUT positions in Q3 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest NETSCOUT buyer in Q3 2014 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $39M added.
- The largest NETSCOUT seller in Q3 2014 was Apex Capital Management, an estimated $18.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.