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279 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in PRA Group in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 98

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 39

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 281279 (-2)

36% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.85B → $1.83B (-$1.03B)

54% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 136 (-7)

71% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.38M | Put options by funds: $11.6M

Holders
279
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.71%
% of All Funds
7.32%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-53.85%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
39
Increased
113
Reduced
98
Closed
39
Calls
$3.38M
Puts
$11.6M
Net Calls
-$8.19M
Net Calls Change
+$4.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$126M -$7.2M -160,932 -4%
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$107M +$6.12M +136,783 +5%
RP
3
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$94.5M +$27.9M +623,482 +30%
B
4
BloombergSen
Ontario, Canada
$73.9M -$7.87M -175,898 -8%
William Blair & Company
5
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$62M +$5.25M +117,456 +7%
ORI
6
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
$61.6M -$677K -15,145 -0.8%
DDC
7
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$60.3M -$7.56M -168,982 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$57.6M +$42.9M +960,003 +137%
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$55.5M +$35.3M +788,709 +97%
Handelsbanken Fonder
10
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$50.4M +$65M +1,452,900 New
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$43.5M +$12.1M +271,443 +28%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$41.9M +$8.13M +181,755 +18%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$41.3M +$1.04M +23,367 +2%
WA
14
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$39M +$7.79M +174,199 +18%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
15
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$37.9M -$1.85M -41,408 -4%
Wellington Management Group
16
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$37.2M -$7.07M -158,125 -13%
State Street
17
State Street
Massachusetts
$34.5M +$318K +7,101 +0.7%
WRF
18
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$33.7M -$9.75M -218,138 -18%
Fidelity Investments
19
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$32.6M +$2.43M +54,400 +6%
GKIM
20
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$31M +$4.33M +96,728 +12%
NCGI
21
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$27.4M -$6.2M -138,762 -15%
Alyeska Investment Group
22
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$26M -$16.6M -370,699 -33%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$25.3M -$6.39M -142,941 -16%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$22.4M +$16.2K +363 +0.1%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$19M -$10.3M -230,405 -30%

PRAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

279 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PRA Group (PRAA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.83B — down 36% from $2.85B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in PRAA was balanced in Q4 2015: 39 funds opened new positions, 39 closed out, 113 added to existing stakes and 98 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $42.9M. The largest seller was RS Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $95.7M sold.

  • 279 institutional investors held PRA Group (PRAA) as of Q4 2015, down from 281 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of PRA Group stock for Q4 2015, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new PRA Group positions in Q4 2015 and 39 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest PRA Group buyer in Q4 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $42.9M added.
  • The largest PRA Group seller in Q4 2015 was RS Investment Management, an estimated $95.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.