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SABA

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II
SABA

138 hedge funds and large institutions have $297M invested in Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 13

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 36

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $268M → $297M (+$29.6M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 138 (+2)

1.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.04% → 15.31% (+1.3%)

Holders
138
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.47%
% of All Funds
3.16%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
16
Increased
44
Reduced
36
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NWM
Nicola Wealth Management
British Columbia, Canada
+$12.6M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$3.35M
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$2.59M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$1.38M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GAM
Gould Asset Management
California
-$1.99M
2
AA
Altman Advisors
Illinois
-$1.81M
3
PMG
Private Management Group
California
-$845K
4
ECM
Elgethun Capital Management
South Dakota
-$597K
5
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$514K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WPW
101
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$66K – – –
AG
102
Advisor Group
Arizona
$63K -$8.14K -645 -11%
SCM
103
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$61K – – –
AF
104
Allworth Financial
California
$60K – – –
SEI Investments
105
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$54K +$2.89K +229 +6%
US Bancorp
106
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$49K -$6.79K -538 -12%
BCWM
107
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$47.3K – – –
BC
108
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$47K – – –
SIC
109
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$43K – – –
MGIA
110
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$39K +$40.6K +3,213 New
CFD
111
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$30K – – –
CPIG
112
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$29K – – –
LC
113
Landaas & Company
Wisconsin
$27K +$27.3K +2,160 New
GI
114
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$25K – – –
S
115
SignatureFD
Georgia
$23K – – –
IF
116
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$22K – – –
TCM
117
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$21K – – –
QCIG
118
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$18K +$18K +1,429 New
ECM
119
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$17K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
120
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$17K – – –
WT
121
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$17K +$17.6K +1,393 New
FIB
122
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$14K – – –
SWM
123
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$9K – – –
SIS
124
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$6K – – –
EWM
125
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$5K – – –
3 4
5
6 7

SABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

138 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (SABA) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $297M — up 11% from $268M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new SABA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nicola Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was Gould Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.99M.

  • 138 institutional investors held Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (SABA) as of Q2 2018, up from 136 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $297M of Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II stock for Q2 2018, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II buyer in Q2 2018 was Nicola Wealth Management, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II seller in Q2 2018 was Gould Asset Management, an estimated $1.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.