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265 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.21B invested in PRA Group in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.9B → $3.21B (+$315M)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 100

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 282 → 265 (-17)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 45

78% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.68M | Put options by funds: $25.4M

Holders
265
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-6.03%
% of All Funds
7.65%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
30
Increased
107
Reduced
100
Closed
45
Calls
$5.68M
Puts
$25.4M
Net Calls
-$19.7M
Net Calls Change
+$10.2M

Top Buyers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$70.4M
2
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$40.7M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$22.4M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$15.4M
5
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$14.7M

Top Sellers

1
TI
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
-$26.9M
2
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
-$17M
3
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
-$14M
4
NAP
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
-$13.2M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$12.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$28.4M -$1.75M -32,558 -6%
EAM
27
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$27.2M -$1.01M -18,859 -4%
MAA
28
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$26.1M +$5.93M +110,371 +32%
Norges Bank
29
Norges Bank
Norway
$24.7M – – –
CM
30
CS McKee
Pennsylvania
$23.7M -$2.14M -39,790 -9%
CRCP
31
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$22.7M +$499K +9,296 +2%
Wellington Management Group
32
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$22.5M +$11.4M +213,086 +121%
KMC
33
Kirr Marbach & Co
Indiana
$22.3M +$3.98K +74 +0%
Neuberger Berman Group
34
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$20.5M +$3.19M +59,405 +20%
Schroder Investment Management Group
35
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$19.4M +$3.33M +62,000 +23%
SAM
36
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
$19.3M -$1.5M -27,870 -8%
Renaissance Technologies
37
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$19.2M +$4.1M +76,300 +30%
Principal Financial Group
38
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$18.5M +$664K +12,362 +4%
TA
39
Teachers Advisors
New York
$18M +$66.6K +1,240 +0.4%
SO
40
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$16.8M -$4.24M -79,000 -21%
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$16M -$283K -5,270 -2%
VNIM
42
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$15.9M +$14.7M +274,550 New
BTS
43
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$15.6M +$476K +8,852 +49%
FAM
44
Fred Alger Management
New York
$15.4M -$110K -2,051 -0.8%
Geode Capital Management
45
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$15.1M +$372K +6,928 +3%
PAM
46
Premier Asset Management
Illinois
$15M +$60.4K +1,125 +0.4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
47
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$14.7M -$521K -9,700 -4%
TIM
48
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$14.7M – – –
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14.2M +$2.91M +54,197 +28%
HRCM
50
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
$13.5M +$12.6M +234,129 New
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PRAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

265 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PRA Group (PRAA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $3.21B — up 11% from $2.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of PRAA and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 100 trimmed existing stakes and 107 added.

The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $70.4M. The largest seller was Turner Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.9M sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held PRA Group (PRAA) as of Q1 2014, down from 282 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.21B of PRA Group stock for Q1 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new PRA Group positions in Q1 2014 and 45 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest PRA Group buyer in Q1 2014 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $70.4M added.
  • The largest PRA Group seller in Q1 2014 was Turner Investments, an estimated $26.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.