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Star Bulk Carriers
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $404M invested in Star Bulk Carriers in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

165% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.49M | Put options by funds: $563K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 10

22% less funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 38 (-11)

41% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $680M → $404M (-$276M)

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
38
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-22.45%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
11
Increased
8
Reduced
10
Closed
21
Calls
$1.49M
Puts
$563K
Net Calls
+$928K
Net Calls Change
+$208K

Top Buyers

1
CC
Caspian Capital
New York
+$10.6M
2
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
+$5.56M
3
TC
Towle & Co
Colorado
+$3.88M
4
IMS
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
+$898K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$396K

Top Sellers

1
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
-$2.67M
2
TI
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
-$2.56M
3
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$2.14M
4
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$2.14M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OCM
1
Oaktree Capital Management
California
$336M – – –
MAC
2
Monarch Alternative Capital
New York
$40.4M – – –
CC
3
Caspian Capital
New York
$8.26M +$10.6M +251,946 New
TC
4
Towle & Co
Colorado
$5.28M +$3.88M +92,188 +134%
California Public Employees Retirement System
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.27M +$5.56M +132,120 +167%
SFM
6
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.78M -$10.3K -245 -0.4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
7
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.56M – – –
RR
8
Robotti Robert
$1.03M – – –
ACP
9
Andalusian Capital Partners
Connecticut
$864K -$369K -8,778 -25%
IMS
10
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$700K +$898K +21,334 New
CS
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$529K +$302K +7,166 +80%
TAM
12
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$459K – – –
Wellington Management Group
13
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$442K – – –
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$346K +$16.9K +402 +4%
Millennium Management
15
Millennium Management
New York
$309K +$396K +9,408 New
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$287K -$864K -20,525 -70%
FHC
17
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$259K +$146K +3,480 +79%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$212K +$127K +3,019 +87%
TI
19
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$177K +$228K +5,420 New
TC
20
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$151K -$77.9K -1,852 -29%
BA
21
Bennicas & Associates
California
$128K +$164K +3,900 New
GC
22
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$97K +$124K +2,947 New
AGM
23
Alpine Global Management
New York
$91K -$17K -403 -13%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$76K -$217K -5,166 -69%
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$71K -$32.7K -778 -26%
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SBLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

38 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $404M — down 41% from $680M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of SBLK and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Caspian Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Amundi Asset Management US, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.67M sold.

  • 38 institutional investors held Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) as of Q4 2014, down from 49 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $404M of Star Bulk Carriers stock for Q4 2014, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Star Bulk Carriers positions in Q4 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Star Bulk Carriers buyer in Q4 2014 was Caspian Capital, an estimated $10.6M added.
  • The largest Star Bulk Carriers seller in Q4 2014 was Amundi Asset Management US, an estimated $2.67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.