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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: 916 (+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: 278287 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
William Blair & Company
1
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$278M -$11.7M -202,351 -4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$234M -$7.99M -138,729 -4%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$176M -$3.84M -66,724 -2%
RP
4
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$134M -$8.28M -143,789 -6%
B
5
BloombergSen
Ontario, Canada
$128M +$118M +2,053,713 New
ORI
6
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
$107M +$1.92M +33,385 +2%
DDC
7
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$106M +$75.2M +1,304,484 +323%
RIM
8
RS Investment Management
California
$106M +$18.3M +317,017 +23%
ZCI
9
Zevenbergen Capital Investments
Washington
$95.5M -$948K -16,450 -1%
WRF
10
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$84.1M -$14.7M -255,820 -16%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$73.2M -$7.05M -122,394 -9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$68.9M +$3.1M +53,799 +5%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$68.9M +$3.46M +60,068 +6%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$63.2M -$3.37M -58,514 -5%
Wellington Management Group
15
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$61.2M -$10.2M -177,811 -15%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$59.4M -$7.71M -133,866 -12%
WA
17
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$59.3M +$1.69M +29,382 +3%
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$58.4M +$6.38M +110,809 +13%
NCGI
19
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$56.3M +$4.15M +72,015 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$52.6M -$2.66M -46,219 -5%
Fidelity Investments
21
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$51.5M -$6.09M -105,646 -11%
GKIM
22
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$47.8M +$4.65M +80,733 +12%
PM
23
Pembroke Management
Quebec, Canada
$44.4M -$4.06M -70,400 -9%
Alyeska Investment Group
24
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$38.8M +$5.87M +101,957 +20%
EAM
25
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$36.5M +$1.91M +33,087 +6%

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.