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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $690M invested in Star Bulk Carriers in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 16

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 150 → 177 (+27)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 47

0.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.82% → 34.63% (-0.19%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $701M → $690M (-$10.7M)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25.4M | Put options by funds: $43.1M

Holders
177
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+18%
% of All Funds
2.58%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
44
Increased
53
Reduced
47
Closed
16
Calls
$25.4M
Puts
$43.1M
Net Calls
-$17.8M
Net Calls Change
+$4.1M

Top Buyers

1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$28.5M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$25.4M
3
IAM
Ion Asset Management
Israel
+$15.9M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$13.9M
5
ECA
Encompass Capital Advisors
New York
+$11.2M

Top Sellers

1
OCM
Oaktree Capital Management
California
-$196M
2
PCM
Philosophy Capital Management
California
-$13.6M
3
VAS
VR Advisory Services
Cayman Islands
-$3.45M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$3.3M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$1.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OCM
1
Oaktree Capital Management
California
$130M -$196M -9,959,500 -62%
AllianceBernstein
2
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$114M -$3.3M -167,337 -3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$45.5M +$25.4M +1,289,544 +152%
Arrowstreet Capital
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$40.9M +$28.5M +1,447,846 +305%
IAM
5
Ion Asset Management
Israel
$38.5M +$15.9M +805,876 +80%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$33.1M +$13.9M +703,340 +82%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$28.2M +$5.02M +254,900 +24%
ECA
8
Encompass Capital Advisors
New York
$19.1M +$11.2M +568,549 +172%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$16.1M -$1.13M -57,395 -7%
GC
10
Gratus Capital
Georgia
$14.5M -$278K -14,090 -2%
GAAM
11
Grand Alliance Asset Management
Hong Kong
$12.8M +$11.8M +600,000 New
Marshall Wace
12
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$12.1M -$896K -45,458 -7%
GHAM
13
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$8.57M -$237K -12,015 -3%
RAM
14
Ramirez Asset Management
New York
$8.08M -$436K -22,099 -5%
AIM
15
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$7.92M +$5.9M +299,200 +407%
V
16
ValueWorks
New York
$7.39M -$13.6K -690 -0.2%
Charles Schwab
17
Charles Schwab
California
$6.06M +$1.58M +80,406 +39%
HP
18
Hosking Partners
United Kingdom
$5.78M -$382K -19,395 -7%
Vanguard Group
19
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.69M +$7.08K +359 +0.1%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
20
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$5.48M +$83.3K +4,224 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.3M +$4.64M +235,368 +1,699%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.27M +$4.69M +237,769 +2,343%
JWM
23
Jessup Wealth Management
Ohio
$5.04M +$4.67M +237,147 New
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$5.02M – – –
SAM
25
Scion Asset Management
California
$4.68M -$587K -29,792 -12%
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SBLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

177 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $690M — down 1.5% from $701M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new SBLK positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $28.5M. The largest seller was Oaktree Capital Management, cutting an estimated $196M.

  • 177 institutional investors held Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) as of Q4 2023, up from 150 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $690M of Star Bulk Carriers stock for Q4 2023, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Star Bulk Carriers positions in Q4 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Star Bulk Carriers buyer in Q4 2023 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $28.5M added.
  • The largest Star Bulk Carriers seller in Q4 2023 was Oaktree Capital Management, an estimated $196M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.