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287 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.4B invested in PRA Group in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 16 (+7)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 30

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.92B → $3.4B (+$484M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 278 → 287 (+9)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 111

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.82M | Put options by funds: $17.5M

Holders
287
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.24%
% of All Funds
7.73%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+77.78%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
40
Increased
106
Reduced
111
Closed
30
Calls
$7.82M
Puts
$17.5M
Net Calls
-$9.66M
Net Calls Change
+$12.2M

Top Buyers

1
B
BloombergSen
Ontario, Canada
+$118M
2
DDC
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
+$75.2M
3
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$21.1M
4
RIM
RS Investment Management
California
+$18.3M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$11.7M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$35.2M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$32.9M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$20.2M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$17.5M
5
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$14.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CF
251
CenterStar Fund
Illinois
$94K – – –
PAM
252
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$91K -$5.98M -103,873 -99%
Walleye Trading
253
Walleye Trading
New York
$88K -$106K -1,846 -57%
BlackRock
254
BlackRock
New York
$81K -$4.61K -80 -6%
AAM
255
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$73K +$66.8K +1,159 +6,439%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
256
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$69K +$63.4K +1,100 New
Barclays
257
Barclays
United Kingdom
$68K -$1.94M -33,647 -97%
QCG
258
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$67K +$63.4K +1,100 New
EWM
259
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$48K +$37.4K +649 +507%
ASN
260
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$47K +$43.2K +750 New
Axa
261
Axa
France
$37K -$207K -3,600 -86%
HDIM
262
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$37K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
263
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$33.8K +$4.5M +78,188 +17%
FHA
264
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$31K -$5.24K -91 -15%
SEI Investments
265
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$30K +$25.4K +441 +1,225%
TF
266
Tompkins Financial
New York
$24K -$7.78K -135 -26%
WA
267
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$24K -$403 -7 -2%
LTFS
268
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$24K – – –
SCA
269
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$20K +$18.3K +318 New
JFA
270
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$19K – – –
MFS
271
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$18K -$1.09K -19 -6%
GAM
272
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$18K -$864 -15 -5%
W
273
Wealthfront
California
$15K +$7.78K +135 +127%
QT
274
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$14K +$13.1K +228 New
PCM
275
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$12K – – –
9 10
11
12 13

PRAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

287 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PRA Group (PRAA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.4B — up 17% from $2.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new PRAA positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 106 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BloombergSen, opening a new position worth an estimated $118M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, cutting an estimated $35.2M.

  • 287 institutional investors held PRA Group (PRAA) as of Q2 2015, up from 278 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.4B of PRA Group stock for Q2 2015, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new PRA Group positions in Q2 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest PRA Group buyer in Q2 2015 was BloombergSen, an estimated $118M added.
  • The largest PRA Group seller in Q2 2015 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $35.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.