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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $366M invested in Star Bulk Carriers in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

123% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $58K | Put options by funds: $26K

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 11

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 39 (-3)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $524M → $366M (-$158M)

Holders
39
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
8
Increased
10
Reduced
11
Closed
11
Calls
$58K
Puts
$26K
Net Calls
+$32K
Net Calls Change
+$59K

Top Buyers

1
CC
Caspian Capital
New York
+$3.87M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.2M
3
ZA
Zazove Associates
Nevada
+$1.6M
4
TC
Towle & Co
Colorado
+$1.55M
5
SH
Scepter Holdings
Texas
+$1.35M

Top Sellers

1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$3.24M
2
ZAM
Zenit Asset Management
Sweden
-$1.79M
3
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
-$1.69M
4
PRCM
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
-$1M
5
FRM
Fore Research & Management
New York
-$720K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIG
26
Candlewood Investment Group
New York
$60K +$77.2K +5,880 New
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$54K +$25.4K +1,937 +63%
VKH
28
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$53K +$68.3K +5,205 New
TSS
29
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$43K +$55.4K +4,216 New
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$34K – – –
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$28K -$103K -7,860 -75%
Nomura Holdings
32
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$26K -$43.3K -3,300 -57%
GC
33
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$22K -$1.31K -100 -4%
Citadel Advisors
34
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$22K +$5.66K +431 +25%
Mariner
35
Mariner
Kansas
$21K – – –
Simplex Trading
36
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$3K +$4.99K +380 New
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1K +$919 +70 New
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$3.24M -247,102 Closed
ZAM
39
Zenit Asset Management
Sweden
– -$1.79M -121,474 Closed
PRCM
40
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
– -$1M -68,346 Closed
FRM
41
Fore Research & Management
New York
– -$720K -49,000 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
42
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$515K -35,060 Closed
PIA
43
Phoenix Investment Adviser
New York
– -$485K -33,000 Closed
CSS
44
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$370K -25,193 Closed
BA
45
Bennicas & Associates
California
– -$54K -3,680 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$47K -3,164 Closed
LTFS
47
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
– -$1K -43 Closed
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SBLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

39 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $366M — down 30% from $524M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of SBLK and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Caspian Capital, adding an estimated $3.87M. The largest seller was Barclays, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.24M sold.

  • 39 institutional investors held Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) as of Q3 2015, down from 42 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $366M of Star Bulk Carriers stock for Q3 2015, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Star Bulk Carriers positions in Q3 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Star Bulk Carriers buyer in Q3 2015 was Caspian Capital, an estimated $3.87M added.
  • The largest Star Bulk Carriers seller in Q3 2015 was Barclays, an estimated $3.24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.