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155 hedge funds and large institutions have $520M invested in Stepan Co in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 14

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 46

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 148 → 155 (+7)

0.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.92% → 58.36% (-0.55%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $583M → $520M (-$62.7M)

Holders
155
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.73%
% of All Funds
4.13%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
59
Reduced
46
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$4.17M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$4.1M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.35M
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.44M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.28M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
-$17M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$12.3M
3
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$11.9M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$3.31M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$1.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UOC
101
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$414K +$439K +10,329 New
BA
102
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$411K -$20.5K -483 -4%
VIA
103
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$406K +$430K +10,136 New
CMANY
104
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$401K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
105
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$401K – – –
BMCMI
106
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Pennsylvania
$379K +$402K +9,467 New
Nomura Holdings
107
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$370K +$53.2K +1,252 +16%
VOYA Investment Management
108
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$368K -$124K -2,926 -24%
CIC
109
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$361K +$383K +9,015 New
PI
110
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$360K -$42K -989 -10%
GCP
111
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$360K +$381K +8,982 New
LSERS
112
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$349K -$4.25K -100 -1%
PSUF
113
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$347K +$1.1K +26 +0.3%
GAM
114
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$321K -$37.3K -879 -10%
SAS
115
Spectrum Advisory Services
Georgia
$318K -$25.5K -600 -7%
BC
116
Burney Company
Virginia
$309K -$1.53K -36 -0.5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
117
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$283K -$2.12K -50 -0.7%
VKH
118
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$269K +$286K +6,723 New
SCM
119
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$267K +$50.7K +1,193 +22%
FA
120
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$250K +$6.84K +161 +3%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
121
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$249K – – –
TRSOTSOK
122
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$240K – – –
WAM
123
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$214K +$228K +5,360 New
MERSOM
124
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$196K – – –
PI
125
PineBridge Investments
New York
$178K +$15.4K +362 +9%
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SCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

155 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Stepan Co (SCL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $520M — down 11% from $583M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new SCL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $4.17M. The largest seller was Third Avenue Management, cutting an estimated $17M.

  • 155 institutional investors held Stepan Co (SCL) as of Q4 2014, up from 148 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $520M of Stepan Co stock for Q4 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Stepan Co positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Stepan Co buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $4.17M added.
  • The largest Stepan Co seller in Q4 2014 was Third Avenue Management, an estimated $17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.