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282 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.9B invested in PRA Group in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 28

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 89

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 262 → 282 (+20)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $2.9B (-$297M)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 12 (-2)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.42M | Put options by funds: $35.3M

Holders
282
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+7.63%
% of All Funds
8.19%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
48
Increased
120
Reduced
89
Closed
28
Calls
$5.42M
Puts
$35.3M
Net Calls
-$29.9M
Net Calls Change
-$19.8M

Top Buyers

1
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$20.6M
2
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
+$17.6M
3
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
+$16.3M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$14M
5
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$13.8M

Top Sellers

1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$50.3M
2
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$48.3M
3
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$25.5M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$20.5M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$18.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAM
51
Premier Asset Management
Illinois
$13.6M -$402K -7,075 -3%
Renaissance Technologies
52
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$13.5M +$10.1M +177,000 +228%
TIM
53
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$13.4M +$2.68M +47,186 +23%
Geode Capital Management
54
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$1.1M +19,417 +8%
NAP
55
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$13.2M -$1.53M -26,871 -10%
JIM
56
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$12.8M +$13.8M +242,021 New
PAM
57
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$11.8M +$448K +7,886 +4%
Allianz Asset Management
58
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$10.9M +$3.3M +58,040 +39%
SI
59
Shaker Investments
Ohio
$10.8M +$11.7M +205,243 New
IMIM
60
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$10.3M – – –
Bank of America
61
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.1M -$392K -6,904 -3%
BC
62
Burney Company
Virginia
$9.85M +$93.4K +1,643 +0.9%
PC
63
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$9.68M -$536K -9,429 -5%
BTS
64
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$9.61M +$800K +14,081 +342%
HCM
65
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$9.53M +$10.3M +180,384 New
Wellington Management Group
66
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$9.3M +$1.05M +18,505 +12%
California Public Employees Retirement System
67
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$9.06M +$603K +10,615 +6%
Millennium Management
68
Millennium Management
New York
$9.06M +$9.29M +163,484 +2,063%
PI
69
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$8.9M +$800K +14,073 +9%
BIM
70
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$8.8M -$171K -3,000 -2%
Goldman Sachs
71
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8.33M +$5.89M +103,542 +192%
SCC
72
Second Curve Capital
Pennsylvania
$7.4M +$2.84M +50,000 +56%
HCM
73
Holland Capital Management
Illinois
$7.36M – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
74
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$7.3M -$307K -5,400 -4%
CS
75
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$7.29M -$1.06M -18,591 -12%
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PRAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

282 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PRA Group (PRAA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $2.9B — down 9.3% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new PRAA positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 120 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $20.6M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $50.3M sold.

  • 282 institutional investors held PRA Group (PRAA) as of Q4 2013, up from 262 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.9B of PRA Group stock for Q4 2013, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new PRA Group positions in Q4 2013 and 28 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest PRA Group buyer in Q4 2013 was American Century Companies, an estimated $20.6M added.
  • The largest PRA Group seller in Q4 2013 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $50.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.