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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
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
76
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$7.71M -$263K -4,900 -4%
NFA
77
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$7.63M +$454K +8,452 +7%
ICM
78
IronBridge Capital Management
Illinois
$7.4M +$1.71M +31,765 +33%
SYBT
79
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$7.28M +$138K +2,578 +2%
SB
80
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$7.13M +$1.95M +36,332 +42%
TBA
81
Train Babcock Advisors
New York
$7.08M +$30.6K +570 +0.5%
Fidelity Investments
82
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$7.04M -$12.5M -233,480 -66%
QBFM
83
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$6.93M -$10.7K -200 -0.2%
MCM
84
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$6.9M +$974K +18,136 +18%
Prudential Financial
85
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.78M +$64.5K +1,200 +1%
RCMC
86
RK Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$6.58M -$32.2K -600 -0.5%
AllianceBernstein
87
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$6.58M -$129K -2,400 -2%
MSA
88
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$6.15M +$3.26M +60,703 +133%
B
89
Baird
Wisconsin
$5.99M +$131K +2,445 +2%
AC
90
Ascend Capital
California
$5.96M +$5.53M +103,000 New
LWCFA
91
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.92M +$3.08M +57,259 +127%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
92
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$5.83M -$1.1M -20,400 -17%
JIM
93
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$5.69M -$7.72M -143,643 -59%
PIM
94
Profit Investment Management
Maryland
$5.43M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
95
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$5.33M +$21.5K +400 +0.4%
PI
96
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$5.24M +$184K +3,417 +4%
SI
97
Scout Investments
Missouri
$5.13M -$124K -2,300 -3%
EAM
98
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$5.12M – – –
ACM
99
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$5.08M +$111K +2,065 +2%
CM
100
Capital Management
Virginia
$5.06M +$160K +2,980 +4%
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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.