PRA Group
PRAA
225 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.71B invested in PRA Group in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
48% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 23
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.44B → $1.71B (+$269M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 215 → 225 (+10)
2.75% more ownership
Funds ownership: 111.32% → 114.07% (+2.7%)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.21M | Put options by funds: $10.5M
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 88
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$42.2M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$21.3M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.2M |
| 4 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$14.5M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$9.96M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCAM
Turtle Creek Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$34.3M |
| 2 |
SAM
Sentinel Asset Management
Montpelier,
Vermont
|
-$10.9M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$8.48M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$7.76M |
| 5 |
ORI
Oak Ridge Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.09M |
PRAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
225 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PRA Group (PRAA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.71B — up 19% from $1.44B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new PRAA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $42.2M. The largest seller was Turtle Creek Asset Management, cutting an estimated $34.3M.
- 225 institutional investors held PRA Group (PRAA) as of Q4 2017, up from 215 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.71B of PRA Group stock for Q4 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new PRA Group positions in Q4 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest PRA Group buyer in Q4 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $42.2M added.
- The largest PRA Group seller in Q4 2017 was Turtle Creek Asset Management, an estimated $34.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.