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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
CP
101
Centerbridge Partners
New York
$636K +$313K +11,804 +99%
EMG
102
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$617K +$53.1K +2,000 +9%
BA
103
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$609K +$227K +8,558 +60%
PCM
104
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$595K +$204K +7,682 +53%
MLICM
105
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$567K -$705K -26,575 -56%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
106
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$549K -$2.65K -100 -0.5%
AIMCA
107
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$524K +$127K +4,800 +32%
AIG
108
American International Group
New York
$503K +$28.6K +1,080 +6%
AG
109
Aperio Group
California
$497K +$52.7K +1,988 +12%
PAM
110
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$464K -$291K -10,978 -39%
CG
111
Clinton Group
New York
$403K +$400K +15,087 New
LA
112
Lucus Advisors
New York
$400K -$3.42K -129 -0.9%
UBS AM
113
UBS AM
Illinois
$390K – – –
NCCM
114
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$358K +$355K +13,400 New
AP
115
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$353K -$30.3K -1,144 -8%
B
116
Bailard
California
$334K +$332K +12,500 New
ARTA
117
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$309K -$923K -34,799 -75%
Capstone Investment Advisors
118
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$308K +$306K +11,535 New
AIM
119
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$302K +$31.8K +1,200 +12%
BlackRock
120
BlackRock
New York
$290K -$162K -6,113 -36%
MGA
121
MatlinPatterson Global Advisers
New York
$279K – – –
CG
122
Cutler Group
California
$274K -$295K -11,130 -52%
HighTower Advisors
123
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$267K – – –
Walleye Trading
124
Walleye Trading
New York
$259K +$79.3K +2,989 +45%
FIM
125
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$253K +$251K +9,460 New
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5
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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.