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166 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.21B invested in Provident Financial Services in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

173% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 11

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $878M → $1.21B (+$328M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 166 (+17)

1.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.06% → 64.55% (+1.5%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 54

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $2K

Holders
166
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+11.41%
% of All Funds
4.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
30
Increased
46
Reduced
54
Closed
11
Calls
$1K
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
-$1K
Net Calls Change
-$1K

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$12.5M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.72M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.07M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$3.97M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$3.49M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$10.2M
2
KAM
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.81M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.22M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$1.97M
5
DGHMC
Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co
New York
-$1.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Acadian Asset Management
126
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$290K +$255K +10,245 New
FTIOP
127
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$289K – – –
PGFC
128
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$283K – – –
YMRC
129
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$283K – – –
PAM
130
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$272K -$44.4K -1,782 -16%
SB
131
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$266K +$234K +9,412 New
BSWMG
132
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$235K +$207K +8,300 New
AB
133
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$233K +$205K +8,249 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
134
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$225K +$198K +7,949 New
CIM
135
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$224K – – –
Victory Capital Management
136
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$210K -$4.53K -182 -2%
B
137
Barings
North Carolina
$204K +$179K +7,200 New
MFS
138
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$192K +$1.1K +44 +0.7%
SOADOR
139
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$183K +$161K +6,480 New
LTFS
140
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$181K – – –
SIA
141
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$165K – – –
BBHC
142
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$142K – – –
SG Americas Securities
143
SG Americas Securities
New York
$107K -$94.6K -3,799 -50%
First Manhattan
144
First Manhattan
New York
$106K -$27.4K -1,100 -23%
IA
145
IFP Advisors
Florida
$98K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
146
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$76K +$67.2K +2,700 New
LIA
147
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$64K +$3.34K +134 +6%
SEI Investments
148
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$62K – – –
Barclays
149
Barclays
United Kingdom
$56K +$19.7K +792 +66%
VCM
150
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$48K -$498 -20 -1%
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PFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

166 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Provident Financial Services (PFS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.21B — up 37% from $878M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new PFS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $12.5M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $10.2M.

  • 166 institutional investors held Provident Financial Services (PFS) as of Q4 2016, up from 149 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.21B of Provident Financial Services stock for Q4 2016, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Provident Financial Services positions in Q4 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Provident Financial Services buyer in Q4 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $12.5M added.
  • The largest Provident Financial Services seller in Q4 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $10.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.