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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
TPSF
126
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.77M -$78.1K -1,374 -3%
BST
127
Bath Savings Trust
Maine
$2.7M +$324K +5,705 +13%
AL
128
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$2.53M +$2.72M +47,904 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
129
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.48M -$42.7K -752 -2%
GPGA
130
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
$2.44M +$608K +10,705 +30%
BGIM
131
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.43M +$2.62M +46,016 New
ERSOT
132
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$2.42M – – –
Lazard Asset Management
133
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$2.42M +$61.3K +1,078 +2%
NIP
134
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$2.41M -$1.65K -29 -0.1%
MSA
135
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.41M +$25.8K +454 +1%
LWCFA
136
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.38M – – –
Swiss National Bank
137
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.31M +$17.1K +300 +0.7%
AIG
138
American International Group
New York
$2.28M +$50.6K +891 +2%
CCMG
139
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$2.2M -$233K -4,105 -9%
MLICM
140
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$2.13M +$9.1K +160 +0.4%
TRSOTSOK
141
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$2.11M -$85.3K -1,500 -4%
Federated Hermes
142
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$2.1M -$1.14K -20 -0.1%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
143
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$2.1M -$455K -8,000 -17%
ASRS
144
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.09M -$330K -5,800 -13%
GIM
145
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$2.09M +$2.25M +39,513 New
WF
146
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$2.02M +$1.44M +25,393 +196%
CM
147
Castleark Management
Illinois
$1.99M +$71.1K +1,250 +3%
WBC
148
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$1.96M – – –
MIU
149
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.93M +$1.54M +27,007 +284%
ACM
150
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
$1.92M -$16.4K -289 -0.8%
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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.