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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
LM
76
Lasry Marc
$452K +$416K +19,688 New
Barclays
77
Barclays
United Kingdom
$400K -$757K -35,876 -66%
AIG
78
American International Group
New York
$399K -$14.5K -688 -4%
VOYA Investment Management
79
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$390K -$67.1K -3,179 -16%
VIA
80
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$358K +$329K +15,582 New
UOC
81
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$357K +$328K +15,542 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
82
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$340K -$562K -26,599 -64%
BA
83
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$330K -$16.7K -790 -5%
Los Angeles Capital Management
84
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$327K -$21.1K -1,000 -7%
Asset Management One
85
Asset Management One
Japan
$310K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
86
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$298K – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
87
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$294K +$270K +12,799 New
Nomura Holdings
88
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$264K -$178K -8,413 -42%
Bank of America
89
Bank of America
North Carolina
$260K -$300K -14,197 -56%
SCM
90
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$256K -$52.3K -2,478 -18%
MGA
91
MatlinPatterson Global Advisers
New York
$240K – – –
UBS AM
92
UBS AM
Illinois
$236K – – –
BFM
93
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$234K +$646K +30,600 New
Capital World Investors
94
Capital World Investors
California
$224K – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
95
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$210K +$16K +757 +9%
DAM
96
Deltec Asset Management
New York
$209K +$192K +9,103 New
IMAS
97
ID Management A/S
Denmark
$184K – – –
Federated Hermes
98
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$172K -$70K -3,314 -31%
OSAM
99
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$113K +$51.2K +2,423 +97%
DA
100
Denali Advisors
California
$110K -$1.15M -54,400 -92%
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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.