Stepan Co
215 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.18B invested in Stepan Co in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
814% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.21M | Put options by funds: $242K
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.06B → $2.18B (+$128M)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 70
0.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.76% → 76.5% (-0.26%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 226 → 215 (-11)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 32
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$21.5M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.37M |
| 3 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$8.41M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$7.26M |
| 5 |
SAM
Southernsun Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$5.71M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$19.3M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$8.13M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.17M |
| 4 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.02M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$4.99M |
SCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
215 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Stepan Co (SCL) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.18B — up 6.2% from $2.06B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of SCL and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 70 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $21.5M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $19.3M.
- 215 institutional investors held Stepan Co (SCL) as of Q1 2021, down from 226 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $2.18B of Stepan Co stock for Q1 2021, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Stepan Co positions in Q1 2021 and 32 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Stepan Co buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $21.5M added.
- The largest Stepan Co seller in Q1 2021 was Norges Bank, an estimated $19.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.