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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$76.7M +$19.4M +729,613 +34%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$42.2M -$9.15M -344,856 -18%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$39.4M +$12.4M +465,800 +46%
NI
4
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$33.7M +$1.51M +57,000 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$25.1M -$2.74M -103,466 -10%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$20.7M -$371K -13,997 -2%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$19.7M +$1.42M +53,477 +8%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$19.7M +$1.12M +42,324 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$18.3M +$2.36M +89,040 +15%
Charles Schwab
10
Charles Schwab
California
$17.2M -$1.39M -52,521 -8%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$15.4M +$3M +113,170 +24%
ERM
12
Elm Ridge Management
New York
$13.5M -$7.81M -294,366 -37%
AQR Capital Management
13
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$11M +$5.56M +209,720 +104%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
14
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$9.3M +$6.36M +239,738 +221%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.3M +$182K +6,876 +2%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9M -$2.4M -90,622 -21%
GAM
17
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$8.62M +$2.39M +89,938 +39%
PAM
18
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.38M +$4.22M +159,245 +103%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$8.14M +$3.56M +134,228 +79%
CCMH
20
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$8.11M +$4.91M +185,100 +156%
N
21
Nuveen
North Carolina
$7.73M -$98.8K -3,723 -1%
Two Sigma Investments
22
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$7.58M -$53.5K -2,015 -0.7%
Two Sigma Advisers
23
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$7.46M +$544K +20,500 +8%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
24
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$7.32M +$7.27M +274,000 New
AAM
25
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$7.29M +$2.99M +112,843 +70%
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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.