Octave Specialty Group
OSG
124 hedge funds and large institutions have $809M invested in Octave Specialty Group in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
295% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $54.5M | Put options by funds: $13.8M
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 20
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $767M → $809M (+$42.9M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 118 → 124 (+6)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 33
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AGCJ
Alden Global Capital (Jersey)
St. Helier,
Jersey
|
+$6.39M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.25M |
| 3 |
TI
Tyrian Investments
New York
|
+$4.27M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.89M |
| 5 |
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
|
+$3.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$14.8M |
| 2 |
ACM
Archer Capital Management
New York
|
-$9.68M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$9.39M |
| 4 |
VCM
Venor Capital Management
New York
|
-$6.96M |
| 5 |
GC
GW Capital
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$5.96M |
OSG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
124 of the 3,764 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Octave Specialty Group (OSG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $809M — up 5.6% from $767M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new OSG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Alden Global Capital (Jersey), adding an estimated $6.39M. The largest seller was Lansdowne Partners (UK), cutting an estimated $14.8M.
- 124 institutional investors held Octave Specialty Group (OSG) as of Q4 2014, up from 118 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $809M of Octave Specialty Group stock for Q4 2014, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Octave Specialty Group positions in Q4 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Octave Specialty Group buyer in Q4 2014 was Alden Global Capital (Jersey), an estimated $6.39M added.
- The largest Octave Specialty Group seller in Q4 2014 was Lansdowne Partners (UK), an estimated $14.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.