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166 hedge funds and large institutions have $661M invested in Stepan Co in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 11

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 49

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $558M → $661M (+$104M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 166 (+7)

0.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.16% → 59.86% (-0.3%)

96% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15K | Put options by funds: $388K

Holders
166
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.4%
% of All Funds
4.35%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
71
Reduced
49
Closed
11
Calls
$15K
Puts
$388K
Net Calls
-$373K
Net Calls Change
-$618K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.84M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.21M
3
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$4.5M
4
WC
Walthausen & Co
New York
+$4.48M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$3.87M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$10.9M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$10.5M
3
DVM
Dreman Value Management
Florida
-$6.06M
4
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$4.78M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$2.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NI
26
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$5.57M +$1.16M +23,127 +26%
MCM
27
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$5.57M +$636K +12,696 +13%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$5.38M +$199K +3,969 +4%
NAP
29
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$5.07M +$1.65K +33 +0%
BA
30
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$4.93M -$4.78M -95,331 -49%
ZIM
31
ZPR Investment Management
Florida
$4.59M -$150K -3,000 -3%
Millennium Management
32
Millennium Management
New York
$4.47M -$1.7M -33,998 -27%
TC
33
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$4.39M -$500K -9,985 -10%
JP Morgan Chase
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.08M -$537K -10,720 -12%
Citadel Advisors
35
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.03M -$436K -8,702 -10%
CCMH
36
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$3.89M +$1.56M +31,149 +66%
BIM
37
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.76M +$12.2K +243 +0.3%
Two Sigma Advisers
38
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.23M +$235K +4,691 +8%
ERSOT
39
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3.12M – – –
Two Sigma Investments
40
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.03M +$636K +12,685 +26%
RA
41
Royce & Associates
New York
$3.01M -$10.5M -209,014 -78%
RFC
42
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.85M -$1.9K -38 -0.1%
Invesco
43
Invesco
Georgia
$2.84M -$171K -3,412 -6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
44
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.83M -$15K -300 -0.5%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.78M -$1.39M -27,782 -33%
Wellington Management Group
46
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.77M +$188K +3,752 +7%
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.68M +$2.43M +48,440 +875%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
48
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$2.46M -$311K -6,200 -11%
First Trust Advisors
49
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.4M +$658K +13,134 +37%
Bank of America
50
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.28M -$129K -2,580 -5%
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SCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

166 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Stepan Co (SCL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $661M — up 19% from $558M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new SCL positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.84M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $10.9M.

  • 166 institutional investors held Stepan Co (SCL) as of Q4 2015, up from 159 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $661M of Stepan Co stock for Q4 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Stepan Co positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Stepan Co buyer in Q4 2015 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $6.84M added.
  • The largest Stepan Co seller in Q4 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.