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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $842M invested in Stepan Co in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 138 → 142 (+4)

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.75% → 58.45% (+0.71%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $855M → $842M (-$13.4M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 52

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $252K

Holders
142
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.9%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
49
Reduced
52
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
$252K
Net Calls
-$252K
Net Calls Change
-$252K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$33.6M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.82M
3
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$2.68M
4
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
+$2.26M
5
PCM
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
+$1.99M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$7.43M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$5.38M
3
SIC
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
-$5.25M
4
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
-$4.32M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TC
26
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$4.59M +$2.26M +35,999 +103%
BIM
27
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$4.35M +$50.2K +801 +1%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$4.33M -$172K -2,736 -4%
Prudential Financial
29
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.1M -$364K -5,800 -8%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.09M +$397K +6,336 +11%
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.91M +$426K +6,800 +13%
FTIOP
32
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$3.9M +$200K +3,189 +6%
MOACM
33
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$3.49M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
34
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.33M +$884K +14,090 +37%
Invesco
35
Invesco
Georgia
$3.12M -$174K -2,776 -5%
MAA
36
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$3.08M -$153K -2,438 -5%
DIA
37
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$2.88M +$727K +11,585 +35%
Macquarie Group
38
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2.85M +$744K +11,870 +37%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
39
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.67M – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
40
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$2.59M -$31.4K -500 -1%
Morgan Stanley
41
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.58M -$1.92M -30,628 -43%
KCM
42
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$2.54M +$1.9M +30,333 +336%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
43
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.47M -$495K -7,900 -17%
MDCM
44
Morgan Dempsey Capital Management
Wisconsin
$2.3M +$465K +7,407 +26%
PPA
45
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.25M +$53.9K +860 +3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.21M +$12.5K +200 +0.6%
WSCM
47
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$2.21M -$9.66K -154 -0.4%
RP
48
Reinhart Partners
Wisconsin
$2.19M -$139K -2,223 -6%
PCM
49
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$2.05M +$1.99M +31,780 New
AllianceBernstein
50
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2M -$43.9K -700 -2%
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SCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

142 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Stepan Co (SCL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $842M — down 1.6% from $855M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SCL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.43M.

  • 142 institutional investors held Stepan Co (SCL) as of Q1 2014, up from 138 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $842M of Stepan Co stock for Q1 2014, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Stepan Co positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Stepan Co buyer in Q1 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $33.6M added.
  • The largest Stepan Co seller in Q1 2014 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $7.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.