We are live on ! Find out more
PRAA icon

PRA Group

270 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.23B invested in PRA Group in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 109 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.92B → $3.23B (+$312M)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 100

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1010 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 37

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273270 (-3)

91% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.61M | Put options by funds: $28.2M

Holders
270
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.1%
% of All Funds
7.2%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
37
Increased
109
Reduced
100
Closed
37
Calls
$2.61M
Puts
$28.2M
Net Calls
-$25.6M
Net Calls Change
+$4.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
William Blair & Company
1
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$308M +$15.3M +259,296 +5%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$223M -$480K -8,131 -0.2%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$162M +$15.1M +255,527 +10%
RP
4
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$132M -$2.37M -40,149 -2%
WRF
5
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$108M -$11M -185,840 -9%
ORI
6
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
$97.7M +$1.05M +17,728 +1%
ZCI
7
Zevenbergen Capital Investments
Washington
$90.1M +$1.98M +33,600 +2%
RIM
8
RS Investment Management
California
$89.3M -$22.3M -377,654 -20%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$76.1M -$2.84M -48,109 -4%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$72.6M +$12.3K +208 +0%
Wellington Management Group
11
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$71.9M +$9.26M +156,937 +14%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$62M -$1.26M -21,281 -2%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$61.3M -$204K -3,458 -0.3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$55.5M +$2.92M +49,469 +5%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$52.1M +$10.5M +177,498 +25%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$49.9M -$2.82M -47,777 -5%
Fidelity Investments
17
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$48.5M -$21.1M -357,674 -30%
PM
18
Pembroke Management
Quebec, Canada
$47.1M +$8.02M +135,800 +20%
WA
19
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$44.5M -$748K -12,673 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$43.9M -$23.8M -403,773 -35%
NCGI
21
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$42.8M -$4.52M -76,526 -9%
TCM
22
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$42.6M -$16.6M -280,905 -28%
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$40.8M +$1.89M +32,022 +5%
GKIM
24
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$40.3M -$367K -6,211 -0.9%
SIMG
25
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$38.6M -$12.5M -211,630 -24%

PRAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

270 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PRA Group (PRAA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.23B — up 11% from $2.92B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in PRAA was balanced in Q4 2014: 37 funds opened new positions, 37 closed out, 109 added to existing stakes and 100 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Luther King Capital Management (LKCM), opening a new position worth an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $23.8M.

  • 270 institutional investors held PRA Group (PRAA) as of Q4 2014, down from 273 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.23B of PRA Group stock for Q4 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new PRA Group positions in Q4 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest PRA Group buyer in Q4 2014 was Luther King Capital Management (LKCM), an estimated $33.6M added.
  • The largest PRA Group seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $23.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.