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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $553M invested in Star Bulk Carriers in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

360% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 5

175% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $201M → $553M (+$352M)

50% more funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 54 (+18)

3.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.12% → 73.89% (+3.8%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 11

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

49% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $581K | Put options by funds: $1.15M

Holders
54
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
23
Increased
12
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
$581K
Puts
$1.15M
Net Calls
-$565K
Net Calls Change
-$563K

Top Buyers

1
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
+$36.1M
2
OCM
Oaktree Capital Management
California
+$30.4M
3
RCIM
Russell Clark Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$8.26M
4
IAM
Impala Asset Management
Florida
+$5.05M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.65M

Top Sellers

1
TC
Towle & Co
Colorado
-$10.3M
2
CC
Caspian Capital
New York
-$6.07M
3
GP
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
-$3.33M
4
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$2.19M
5
NGA
New Generation Advisors
Massachusetts
-$2.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$471K +$200K +22,157 +127%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
27
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$380K – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
28
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$358K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$354K +$234K +25,849 +646%
JFG
30
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$351K +$267K +29,516 New
WBC
31
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$332K +$253K +27,961 New
Morgan Stanley
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
$277K +$185K +20,479 +707%
MAC
33
Monarch Alternative Capital
New York
$238K – – –
EGM
34
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$201K +$153K +16,886 New
WB
35
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$168K – – –
VKH
36
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$140K +$107K +11,826 New
Susquehanna International Group
37
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$137K +$8.61K +953 +9%
ICOA
38
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$118K +$90.4K +10,000 New
TC
39
Towle & Co
Colorado
$59K -$10.3M -1,136,526 -100%
AG
40
Advisor Group
Arizona
$32K +$6.31K +698 +36%
UBS Group
41
UBS Group
Switzerland
$29K -$63 -7 -0.3%
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$25K +$17.3K +1,916 +958%
KTC
43
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$24K – – –
AIM
44
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$24K +$18K +1,994 New
Group One Trading
45
Group One Trading
Illinois
$21K +$16.1K +1,783 New
FCMT
46
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$14K +$10.8K +1,200 New
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$12K – – –
Creative Planning
48
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K – – –
BlackRock
49
BlackRock
New York
$6K +$4.52K +500 New
CG
50
Cutler Group
California
$5K -$16.5K -1,822 -81%
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SBLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

54 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $553M — up 175% from $201M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new SBLK positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Senator Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $36.1M. The largest seller was Towle & Co, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 54 institutional investors held Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) as of Q1 2017, up from 36 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $553M of Star Bulk Carriers stock for Q1 2017, up 175% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Star Bulk Carriers positions in Q1 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Star Bulk Carriers buyer in Q1 2017 was Senator Investment Group, an estimated $36.1M added.
  • The largest Star Bulk Carriers seller in Q1 2017 was Towle & Co, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.