ePlus
PLUS
159 hedge funds and large institutions have $774M invested in ePlus in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 53
1.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 181.59% → 183.11% (+1.5%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 168 → 159 (-9)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $774M (-$259M)
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 27
93% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25K | Put options by funds: $365K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$7.19M |
| 2 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$7.09M |
| 3 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.17M |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.23M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$34.6M |
| 2 |
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$31.6M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.09M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.28M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.93M |
PLUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
159 of the 4,547 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ePlus (PLUS) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $774M — down 25% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of PLUS and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 64 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $7.19M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $34.6M sold.
- 159 institutional investors held ePlus (PLUS) as of Q1 2020, down from 168 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $774M of ePlus stock for Q1 2020, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new ePlus positions in Q1 2020 and 27 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest ePlus buyer in Q1 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $7.19M added.
- The largest ePlus seller in Q1 2020 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $34.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.