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161 hedge funds and large institutions have $665M invested in Quad in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 16

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $538M → $665M (+$127M)

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 53

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 150 → 161 (+11)

5.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.84% → 70.29% (+5.4%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

64% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.66M | Put options by funds: $4.56M

Holders
161
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+7.33%
% of All Funds
4.3%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
27
Increased
65
Reduced
53
Closed
16
Calls
$1.66M
Puts
$4.56M
Net Calls
-$2.9M
Net Calls Change
-$4.1M

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$19.4M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$12.4M
3
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
+$7.27M
4
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$6.36M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$5.56M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$13.1M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$9.15M
3
ERM
Elm Ridge Management
New York
-$7.81M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$2.74M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$2.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
76
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$1.35M -$477K -17,970 -26%
PCM
77
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$1.32M +$1.31M +49,540 New
AIM
78
Alambic Investment Management
California
$1.27M +$92.8K +3,500 +8%
Allianz Asset Management
79
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.26M +$1.26M +47,339 New
Swiss National Bank
80
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.22M -$50.4K -1,900 -4%
Tudor Investment Corp
81
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$1.02M -$50K -1,885 -5%
NAM
82
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.02M +$1.01M +38,211 New
MC
83
Menta Capital
California
$970K -$2.28M -85,838 -70%
GC
84
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$951K -$75.2K -2,833 -7%
RhumbLine Advisers
85
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$925K +$18.2K +685 +2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
86
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$910K +$210K +7,914 +30%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
87
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$883K +$7.61K +287 +0.9%
BG
88
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$860K +$6.47K +244 +0.8%
HSBC Holdings
89
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$848K -$28.6K -1,080 -3%
GC
90
Globeflex Capital
California
$836K +$578K +21,771 +229%
Nisa Investment Advisors
91
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$820K – – –
SO
92
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$806K -$135K -5,100 -14%
TC
93
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$735K -$1.86M -69,942 -72%
TRSOTSOK
94
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$735K +$729K +27,491 New
HIM
95
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$684K – – –
Bank of America
96
Bank of America
North Carolina
$676K -$1.08M -40,782 -62%
SCM
97
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$675K +$670K +25,261 New
Wolverine Trading
98
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$675K +$685K +25,812 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
99
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$666K -$34K -1,280 -5%
ST
100
Spot Trading
Illinois
$661K +$227K +8,565 +53%
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4
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QUAD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

161 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quad (QUAD) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $665M — up 24% from $538M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new QUAD positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $19.4M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $13.1M.

  • 161 institutional investors held Quad (QUAD) as of Q3 2016, up from 150 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $665M of Quad stock for Q3 2016, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Quad positions in Q3 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Quad buyer in Q3 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $19.4M added.
  • The largest Quad seller in Q3 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $13.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.