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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
215
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-4.87%
% of All Funds
3.78%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
24
Increased
76
Reduced
70
Closed
32
Calls
$2.21M
Puts
$242K
Net Calls
+$1.97M
Net Calls Change
-$4.84M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$21.5M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$9.37M
3
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
+$8.41M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$7.26M
5
SAM
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
+$5.71M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$19.3M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$8.13M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$6.17M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$6.02M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$4.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
COPPSERS
76
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$2.09M -$7.68K -62 -0.4%
CS
77
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.05M +$126K +1,020 +7%
TPSF
78
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.03M -$146K -1,180 -7%
SOADOR
79
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$1.84M -$266K -2,150 -13%
Two Sigma Advisers
80
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.8M -$223K -1,800 -11%
HSBC Holdings
81
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.76M -$112K -905 -6%
ERSOT
82
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.75M +$1.71M +13,781 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
83
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1.71M – – –
AQR Capital Management
84
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.7M -$309K -2,496 -16%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
85
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.64M -$216K -1,742 -12%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
86
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.61M +$630K +5,084 +67%
Envestnet Asset Management
87
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.6M +$68.9K +556 +5%
AAM
88
Arabesque Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.53M +$1.49M +12,037 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
89
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.48M -$113K -916 -7%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
90
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$1.44M -$4.25M -34,278 -75%
Axa
91
Axa
France
$1.32M – – –
SC
92
Savant Capital
Illinois
$1.3M – – –
SO
93
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.3M – – –
LSERS
94
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.23M -$12.4K -100 -1%
IAA
95
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$1.18M +$8.67K +70 +0.8%
ZCM
96
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.16M +$1.13M +9,088 New
JIC
97
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.15M +$9.91K +80 +0.9%
PAM
98
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.13M -$4.91M -39,649 -82%
OPERF
99
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.12M +$24.8K +200 +2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
100
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.11M – – –
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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.