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287 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.4B invested in PRA Group in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 16 (+7)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 30

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.92B → $3.4B (+$484M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 278 → 287 (+9)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 111

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.82M | Put options by funds: $17.5M

Holders
287
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.24%
% of All Funds
7.73%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+77.78%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
40
Increased
106
Reduced
111
Closed
30
Calls
$7.82M
Puts
$17.5M
Net Calls
-$9.66M
Net Calls Change
+$12.2M

Top Buyers

1
B
BloombergSen
Ontario, Canada
+$118M
2
DDC
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
+$75.2M
3
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$21.1M
4
RIM
RS Investment Management
California
+$18.3M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$11.7M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$35.2M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$32.9M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$20.2M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$17.5M
5
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$14.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
101
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.22M -$623K -10,810 -14%
GACM
102
Global Alpha Capital Management
Quebec, Canada
$3.8M +$3.51M +61,000 New
GIM
103
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$3.77M -$28.3K -491 -0.8%
AIM
104
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$3.72M +$3.44M +59,740 New
Mackenzie Financial
105
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$3.67M +$242K +4,200 +8%
SIM
106
Sentry Investment Management
Wisconsin
$3.66M +$1.58M +27,500 +88%
RhumbLine Advisers
107
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.65M -$180K -3,130 -5%
Swiss National Bank
108
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.51M – – –
LG
109
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$3.49M +$147K +2,558 +5%
D.E. Shaw & Co
110
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.32M -$804K -13,952 -21%
TCM
111
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
$3.31M +$565K +9,800 +23%
BG
112
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3.29M +$534K +9,273 +21%
US Bancorp
113
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.18M -$173K -3,005 -6%
FMT
114
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$3.05M +$300K +5,202 +12%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
115
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$3M +$1.24M +21,579 +81%
TAM
116
Tealwood Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.97M +$73.7K +1,280 +3%
WF
117
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$2.94M +$196K +3,400 +8%
BTS
118
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.87M -$323K -5,615 -11%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
119
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.84M +$10.1K +175 +0.4%
RI
120
Redwood Investments
Massachusetts
$2.78M +$2.57M +44,637 New
Goldman Sachs
121
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.76M -$1.49M -25,837 -37%
WDA
122
Wendell David Associates
New Hampshire
$2.7M +$233K +4,050 +10%
LH
123
Lebenthal Holdings
New York
$2.7M +$231K +4,010 +10%
AIM
124
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$2.69M +$82.4K +1,430 +3%
CGC
125
Cloud Gate Capital
Illinois
$2.65M +$2.45M +42,565 New
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PRAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

287 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PRA Group (PRAA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.4B — up 17% from $2.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new PRAA positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 106 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BloombergSen, opening a new position worth an estimated $118M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, cutting an estimated $35.2M.

  • 287 institutional investors held PRA Group (PRAA) as of Q2 2015, up from 278 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.4B of PRA Group stock for Q2 2015, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new PRA Group positions in Q2 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest PRA Group buyer in Q2 2015 was BloombergSen, an estimated $118M added.
  • The largest PRA Group seller in Q2 2015 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $35.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.