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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $842M invested in Stepan Co in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 138 → 142 (+4)

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.75% → 58.45% (+0.71%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $855M → $842M (-$13.4M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 52

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $252K

Holders
142
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.9%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
49
Reduced
52
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
$252K
Net Calls
-$252K
Net Calls Change
-$252K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$33.6M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.82M
3
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$2.68M
4
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
+$2.26M
5
PCM
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
+$1.99M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$7.43M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$5.38M
3
SIC
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
-$5.25M
4
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
-$4.32M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$86.9M +$2.82M +45,014 +3%
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$68M +$520K +8,284 +0.8%
RA
3
Royce & Associates
New York
$64.5M -$5.38M -85,788 -8%
Neuberger Berman Group
4
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$60M -$3.93M -62,650 -6%
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$48.9M +$33.6M +535,830 +242%
NC
6
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$45.5M -$2.54M -40,454 -5%
TAM
7
Third Avenue Management
New York
$39.8M – – –
Allianz Asset Management
8
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$38.5M -$1.76M -28,060 -4%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$32.9M +$982K +15,664 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$32.9M +$1.03M +16,371 +3%
SAM
11
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$24M +$2.68M +42,726 +13%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$23.7M +$119K +1,904 +0.5%
ACM
13
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$19.4M -$41K -653 -0.2%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.9M -$1.43M -22,778 -7%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.6M +$683K +10,883 +5%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$11.9M – – –
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$11.9M -$253K -4,040 -2%
LSV Asset Management
18
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$11.3M -$4.31M -68,700 -28%
Canada Life
19
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$11.3M -$58.1K -926 -0.5%
GKIM
20
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$10.3M +$302K +4,821 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
21
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$10.1M +$81.5K +1,300 +0.8%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$7.8M +$270K +4,310 +4%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.57M +$876K +13,972 +14%
GWI
24
Grace & White Inc
New York
$6.36M – – –
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$5.13M -$115K -1,840 -2%
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SCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

142 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Stepan Co (SCL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $842M — down 1.6% from $855M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SCL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.43M.

  • 142 institutional investors held Stepan Co (SCL) as of Q1 2014, up from 138 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $842M of Stepan Co stock for Q1 2014, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Stepan Co positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Stepan Co buyer in Q1 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $33.6M added.
  • The largest Stepan Co seller in Q1 2014 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $7.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.