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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
TCM
101
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
$4.82M +$629K +11,700 +16%
Natixis Advisors
102
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.8M +$3.85M +71,603 +626%
CS
103
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.73M -$3.02M -56,143 -41%
BG
104
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$4.33M -$88.5K -1,647 -2%
Invesco
105
Invesco
Georgia
$4.19M -$722K -13,439 -16%
SAM
106
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$4.11M -$15K -279 -0.4%
LG
107
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$4.06M -$64.5K -1,201 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
108
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.89M -$11.5M -213,455 -76%
RhumbLine Advisers
109
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.68M -$176K -3,271 -5%
ProShare Advisors
110
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$3.59M +$2.62M +48,685 +365%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
111
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3.54M +$72.5K +1,350 +2%
US Bancorp
112
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.52M +$205K +3,810 +7%
WC
113
Weatherbie Capital
Massachusetts
$3.49M -$11.5M -214,083 -78%
Morgan Stanley
114
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.42M -$3.9M -72,623 -55%
BST
115
Bath Savings Trust
Maine
$3.3M +$324K +6,040 +12%
Mackenzie Financial
116
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$3.26M -$1.22M -22,800 -29%
Swiss National Bank
117
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.21M +$629K +11,700 +27%
Goldman Sachs
118
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.2M -$5.5M -102,343 -65%
PP
119
PDT Partners
New York
$3.19M +$2.08M +38,792 +238%
GPGA
120
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
$3.11M +$403K +7,500 +16%
NAM
121
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.06M -$982K -18,287 -26%
Comerica Bank
122
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.98M -$80.6K -1,500 -3%
TPSF
123
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.91M -$106K -1,980 -4%
WBC
124
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$2.77M +$580K +10,800 +29%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
125
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.72M – – –
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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.