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PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $105M invested in PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 10

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $94.3M → $105M (+$11.2M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 82 (+5)

2.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.05% → 20.35% (+2.3%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
82
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.49%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
22
Reduced
27
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$8.53M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$4.28M
3
FFA
First Foundation Advisors
California
+$2.96M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$1.44M
5
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$1.98M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.76M
3
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$1.44M
4
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
-$1.43M
5
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
-$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCM
51
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$173K -$375K -41,619 -68%
VKH
52
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$144K -$22.4K -2,486 -13%
Koshinski Asset Management
53
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$133K -$147K -16,361 -52%
Deutsche Bank
54
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$131K – – –
WAM
55
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$126K +$130K +14,387 New
Bank of New York Mellon
56
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$125K -$26.5K -2,944 -17%
IH
57
IFC Holdings
Florida
$123K – – –
Stifel Financial
58
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$108K – – –
AC
59
AFAM Capital
Texas
$108K +$111K +12,300 New
SF
60
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$107K +$1.71K +190 +2%
Ameriprise
61
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$107K +$2.11K +234 +2%
IA
62
IFP Advisors
Florida
$106K +$109K +12,098 New
Bank of Montreal
63
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$88K – – –
US Bancorp
64
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$76K -$78.4K -8,700 -50%
Fifth Third Bancorp
65
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$67K – – –
AIG
66
American International Group
New York
$61K +$45.1K +5,003 +264%
First Manhattan
67
First Manhattan
New York
$43K – – –
NFG
68
Next Financial Group
Texas
$24K – – –
ST
69
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$18K +$18K +2,000 New
HCM
70
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$17K – – –
BFEC
71
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$15K -$33.8K -3,750 -69%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
72
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$15K +$387 +43 +3%
FCCM
73
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$13.2K – – –
BCM
74
Blume Capital Management
California
$9K – – –
WAM
75
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$9K – – –
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PFN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

82 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $105M — up 12% from $94.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PFN positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $8.53M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.98M sold.

  • 82 institutional investors held PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN) as of Q4 2015, up from 77 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $105M of PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II positions in Q4 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II buyer in Q4 2015 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $8.53M added.
  • The largest PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II seller in Q4 2015 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $1.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.