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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
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$92.5M -$5.31M -251,294 -6%
AGC
2
Angelo Gordon & Co
New York
$49.1M – – –
CP
3
Centerbridge Partners
New York
$41.8M -$14.1M -668,251 -27%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$40.1M +$7.95M +376,497 +27%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$34.6M +$450K +21,326 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$21.4M +$2.91M +137,615 +17%
ERM
7
Elm Ridge Management
New York
$18.3M -$1.5M -71,150 -8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$17.1M +$2M +94,574 +15%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$16.2M +$149K +7,059 +1%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$15.7M +$1.47M +69,856 +11%
LSV Asset Management
11
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$13.5M +$461K +21,841 +4%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$11.4M +$115K +5,428 +1%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$11.2M -$270K -12,791 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.76M +$1.09M +51,543 +16%
HA
15
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$7.81M +$7.18M +340,005 New
Artisan Partners
16
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$7.61M -$2.31M -109,419 -25%
Charles Schwab
17
Charles Schwab
California
$7.29M +$200K +9,478 +3%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.04M -$1.2M -56,857 -16%
Acadian Asset Management
19
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.77M -$125K -5,931 -2%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$5.46M +$598K +28,348 +14%
SCP
21
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$4.92M -$1.53M -72,573 -25%
RFC
22
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$4.6M +$1.09M +51,822 +36%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
23
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$4.32M +$926K +43,850 +30%
California Public Employees Retirement System
24
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.99M +$156K +7,400 +4%
NFA
25
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$3.34M +$687K +32,563 +29%
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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.