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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$214M +$14M +245,450 +6%
RP
2
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$147M +$17.6M +310,155 +13%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$146M +$1.55M +27,351 +1%
William Blair & Company
4
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$115M -$48.3M -850,428 -28%
ZCI
5
Zevenbergen Capital Investments
Washington
$102M -$3.72M -65,410 -3%
WRF
6
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$99.9M -$1.99M -34,922 -2%
ORI
7
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
$86.9M +$2.87M +50,439 +3%
NCGI
8
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$83.2M -$4M -70,426 -4%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$77.9M -$10.3K -182 -0%
RIM
10
RS Investment Management
California
$73M +$11.9M +209,990 +18%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$68.3M +$11.2M +197,393 +18%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$61.1M -$39.3K -691 -0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$59.7M -$20.5M -360,309 -24%
TCP
14
TAMRO Capital Partners
Virginia
$49.9M +$4.69M +82,460 +10%
GKIM
15
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$48.6M +$1.77M +31,073 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$48M +$3.34M +58,723 +7%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$45.5M -$1.11M -19,585 -2%
TCM
18
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$45.1M +$4.23M +74,350 +10%
SIMG
19
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$40.6M +$1.22M +21,535 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
20
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$39.2M +$620K +10,904 +1%
WA
21
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$38.5M -$339K -5,963 -0.8%
VOYA Investment Management
22
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$29.3M +$8.19M +144,161 +35%
PM
23
Pembroke Management
Quebec, Canada
$28.1M +$8.92M +156,900 +42%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$27.7M -$18.4M -323,084 -38%
TI
25
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$26.9M +$517K +9,088 +2%
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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.