Quad
QUAD
114 hedge funds and large institutions have $753M invested in Quad in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
1,132% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.48M | Put options by funds: $607K
88% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 8
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $618M → $753M (+$135M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 108 → 114 (+6)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
2.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.67% → 73.98% (-2.7%)
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 49
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.25M |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.5M |
| 3 |
QBFM
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
|
+$3.45M |
| 4 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$2.5M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.32M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$11.8M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$5.04M |
| 3 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.52M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$3.84M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.63M |
QUAD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
114 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quad (QUAD) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $753M — up 22% from $618M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QUAD positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $5.25M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, cutting an estimated $11.8M.
- 114 institutional investors held Quad (QUAD) as of Q3 2013, up from 108 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $753M of Quad stock for Q3 2013, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Quad positions in Q3 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Quad buyer in Q3 2013 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $5.25M added.
- The largest Quad seller in Q3 2013 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $11.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.