Stepan Co
172 hedge funds and large institutions have $742M invested in Stepan Co in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 12
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $661M → $742M (+$80.8M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 166 → 172 (+6)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 60
0.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 59.86% → 60.77% (+0.91%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$7.6M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.16M |
| 3 |
DVM
Dreman Value Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$5.46M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.49M |
| 5 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.06M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NAP
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
|
-$5.07M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.53M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$3.23M |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$3.01M |
| 5 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.89M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DC
176
Deere & Company
Moline,
Illinois
| – | -$526K | -10,578 | Closed |
|
177
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$520K | -10,454 | Closed |
|
|
RCM
178
Rotella Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$448K | -9,018 | Closed |
|
|
MC
179
Menta Capital
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$361K | -7,262 | Closed |
|
|
QSS
180
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Ponte Vedra Beach,
Florida
| – | -$307K | -6,147 | Closed |
|
|
GH
181
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$68K | -1,365 | Closed |
|
182
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$6K | -127 | Closed |
|
183
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$3K | -51 | Closed |
|
|
DA
184
Denali Advisors
San Diego,
California
| – | -$1K | -29 | Closed |
|
SCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
172 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Stepan Co (SCL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $742M — up 12% from $661M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new SCL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $7.6M. The largest seller was New Amsterdam Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.07M sold.
- 172 institutional investors held Stepan Co (SCL) as of Q1 2016, up from 166 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $742M of Stepan Co stock for Q1 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Stepan Co positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Stepan Co buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $7.6M added.
- The largest Stepan Co seller in Q1 2016 was New Amsterdam Partners, an estimated $5.07M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.