Octave Specialty Group
OSG
134 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.11B invested in Octave Specialty Group in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
237% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $66.3M | Put options by funds: $19.6M
34% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $832M → $1.11B (+$279M)
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 24
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 15 (+2)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 129 → 134 (+5)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 52
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
GW Capital
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$44.7M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$37M |
| 3 |
YCMGA
York Capital Management Global Advisors
New York
|
+$26.2M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$17.3M |
| 5 |
AGCJ
Alden Global Capital (Jersey)
St. Helier,
Jersey
|
+$14.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAMNY
Marathon Asset Management (New York)
New York
|
-$31.6M |
| 2 |
FS
Feinberg Stephen
|
-$18.6M |
| 3 |
WA
Whitebox Advisors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$15.2M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$12.2M |
| 5 |
CA
Claar Advisors
New York
|
-$8.48M |
OSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
134 of the 3,474 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Octave Specialty Group (OSG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.11B — up 34% from $832M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new OSG positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.
The largest buyer was GW Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $44.7M. The largest seller was Marathon Asset Management (New York), exiting entirely with an estimated $31.6M sold.
- 134 institutional investors held Octave Specialty Group (OSG) as of Q1 2014, up from 129 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $1.11B of Octave Specialty Group stock for Q1 2014, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Octave Specialty Group positions in Q1 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Octave Specialty Group buyer in Q1 2014 was GW Capital, an estimated $44.7M added.
- The largest Octave Specialty Group seller in Q1 2014 was Marathon Asset Management (New York), an estimated $31.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.