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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $531M invested in Quad in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.37M | Put options by funds: $862K

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $447M → $531M (+$83.6M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 120 (+5)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.16% → 66.92% (-0.24%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 44

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
120
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
3.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
20
Increased
35
Reduced
44
Closed
12
Calls
$2.37M
Puts
$862K
Net Calls
+$1.51M
Net Calls Change
+$1.73M

Top Buyers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$7.95M
2
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$7.18M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.91M
4
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$2.1M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2M

Top Sellers

1
CP
Centerbridge Partners
New York
-$14.1M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$5.31M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
-$3.16M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$2.31M
5
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
-$1.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.31M +$174K +8,224 +6%
PPA
27
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.9M -$120K -5,685 -4%
Renaissance Technologies
28
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.66M +$1.64M +77,701 +203%
TCIM
29
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.65M -$344K -16,278 -12%
PNC Financial Services Group
30
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.6M -$558K -26,443 -19%
BCM
31
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.46M -$971K -46,000 -30%
Goldman Sachs
32
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.44M -$74.1K -3,510 -3%
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.4M -$678K -32,120 -24%
PCM
34
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$2.39M -$27.4K -1,300 -1%
GC
35
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.38M +$742K +35,126 +51%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.33M +$705K +33,395 +49%
BGIM
37
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.28M +$2.1M +99,421 New
Prudential Financial
38
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.19M +$1.11M +52,500 +122%
Invesco
39
Invesco
Georgia
$2.02M +$266K +12,595 +17%
GCP
40
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.98M +$120K +5,700 +7%
BIM
41
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.97M -$30.5K -1,444 -2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
42
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.68M -$260K -12,325 -14%
TC
43
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.49M +$882K +41,761 +182%
QI
44
QS Investors
New York
$1.32M +$1.22M +57,587 New
MAM
45
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.3M -$38K -1,799 -3%
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$1.26M -$918K -43,500 -44%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
47
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.18M +$4.6K +218 +0.4%
Schroder Investment Management Group
48
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.12M -$57K -2,700 -5%
MLICM
49
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.08M -$21 -1 -0%
PJSIMP
50
P.J. Schmidt Investment Management (PJS)
Wisconsin
$1.07M -$10.1K -480 -1%
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QUAD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

120 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quad (QUAD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $531M — up 19% from $447M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new QUAD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $7.95M. The largest seller was Centerbridge Partners, cutting an estimated $14.1M.

  • 120 institutional investors held Quad (QUAD) as of Q4 2014, up from 115 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $531M of Quad stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Quad positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Quad buyer in Q4 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $7.95M added.
  • The largest Quad seller in Q4 2014 was Centerbridge Partners, an estimated $14.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.