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SABA

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II
SABA

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $163M invested in Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 32

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $156M → $163M (+$7.68M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 118 → 119 (+1)

0.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.26% → 7.47% (+0.21%)

Holders
119
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.85%
% of All Funds
3.44%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
17
Increased
36
Reduced
32
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
GLA
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
+$3.26M
2
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
+$2.67M
3
WCM
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
+$1.83M
4
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$1.73M
5
AWS
Aris Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
+$1.68M

Top Sellers

1
EHC
Everett Harris & Co
California
-$3.35M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.27M
3
TCM
Telos Capital Management
California
-$1.99M
4
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$1.52M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$1.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.9M -$2.27M -144,175 -11%
EHC
2
Everett Harris & Co
California
$12.8M -$3.35M -212,543 -21%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$12.7M +$1.73M +110,199 +16%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$10.8M +$1.52M +96,617 +17%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$10.8M +$794K +50,434 +8%
WCM
6
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$10.2M +$1.83M +116,281 +23%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$10M +$1.35M +86,060 +16%
B
8
Baird
Wisconsin
$9.94M -$148K -9,379 -1%
EAM
9
Evanson Asset Management
California
$9.85M -$202K -12,855 -2%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.34M +$182K +11,592 +6%
GLA
11
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$3.33M +$3.26M +207,114 New
NHFG
12
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$3.21M +$46.9K +2,982 +2%
NCM
13
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.72M +$2.67M +169,396 New
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$2.36M +$20K +1,270 +0.9%
EIM
15
Emerson Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.33M +$1.65K +105 +0.1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.23M -$58.1K -3,691 -3%
Lazard Asset Management
17
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$2.2M – – –
U
18
UBS
Switzerland
$2.17M +$200K +12,710 +10%
BJ
19
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$1.87M -$1.1M -69,881 -38%
GAM
20
Gould Asset Management
California
$1.75M +$114K +7,228 +7%
AWS
21
Aris Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
$1.72M +$1.68M +107,026 New
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.71M +$147K +9,340 +10%
IWC
23
Integrated Wealth Counsel
California
$1.48M -$129K -8,193 -8%
SC
24
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.43M +$47.2K +3,000 +3%
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.39M +$1.36M +86,493 New
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SABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

119 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (SABA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $163M — up 4.9% from $156M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new SABA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 36 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Great Lakes Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.26M. The largest seller was Everett Harris & Co, cutting an estimated $3.35M.

  • 119 institutional investors held Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (SABA) as of Q1 2014, up from 118 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $163M of Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II stock for Q1 2014, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II positions in Q1 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II buyer in Q1 2014 was Great Lakes Advisors, an estimated $3.26M added.
  • The largest Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II seller in Q1 2014 was Everett Harris & Co, an estimated $3.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.