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Star Bulk Carriers
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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
OCM
1
Oaktree Capital Management
California
$232M – – –
CC
2
Caspian Capital
New York
$33.5M +$3.87M +295,042 +10%
MAC
3
Monarch Alternative Capital
New York
$23.5M – – –
AGC
4
Angelo Gordon & Co
New York
$17.7M – – –
MNA
5
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$13.7M -$1.69M -128,845 -9%
TC
6
Towle & Co
Colorado
$8.55M +$1.55M +118,296 +17%
OIM
7
Oceanic Investment Management
Isle Of Man
$8.01M -$47.3K -3,606 -0.5%
GP
8
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$6.15M – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
9
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$3.23M -$599K -45,590 -13%
V
10
ValueWorks
New York
$3.15M -$98.8K -7,523 -2%
SH
11
Scepter Holdings
Texas
$2.69M +$1.35M +102,450 +64%
NGA
12
New Generation Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.56M – – –
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.46M -$50.6K -3,854 -2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
14
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.09M -$91K -6,934 -3%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.81M +$2.2M +167,538 +1,926%
RC
16
RBF Capital
California
$1.49M +$421K +32,051 +28%
ZA
17
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$1.25M +$1.6M +122,022 New
RR
18
Robotti Robert
$824K – – –
FHC
19
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$514K +$72.5K +5,520 +12%
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$113K +$23.5K +1,788 +19%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$93K +$4K +305 +3%
State Street
22
State Street
Massachusetts
$91K +$116K +8,850 New
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$74K +$94.2K +7,174 New
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$72K -$1.77K -135 -2%
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$68K -$50.9K -3,874 -37%
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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.