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Stepan Co

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: 148155 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$55.4M -$398K -9,378 -0.7%
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$42.9M +$4.17M +98,151 +10%
Franklin Resources
3
Franklin Resources
California
$41.8M -$3.31M -77,867 -7%
NC
4
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$32.3M +$989K +23,300 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$23M +$1.12M +26,325 +5%
Allianz Asset Management
6
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$22.8M +$144K +3,400 +0.6%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$19.1M -$1.85M -43,452 -8%
Neuberger Berman Group
8
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$18.3M -$11.9M -279,050 -38%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$14.1M +$115K +2,715 +0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$13.3M +$665K +15,670 +5%
ACM
11
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$13.1M -$163K -3,836 -1%
RA
12
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.1M -$12.3M -289,630 -47%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$12M +$4.1M +96,561 +47%
LSV Asset Management
14
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$11.3M +$2.44M +57,537 +26%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.85M -$468K -11,012 -4%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.55M -$104K -2,455 -1%
Canada Life
17
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$8.44M +$424K +9,988 +5%
TAM
18
Third Avenue Management
New York
$7.55M -$17M -400,644 -68%
GWI
19
Grace & White Inc
New York
$6.9M +$1.64M +38,676 +29%
T. Rowe Price Associates
20
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$6.57M -$8.49K -200 -0.1%
GKIM
21
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$6.55M +$10.4K +246 +0.2%
Prudential Financial
22
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.34M +$977K +23,000 +17%
Millennium Management
23
Millennium Management
New York
$5.94M +$1.67M +39,335 +36%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.23M +$3.35M +78,893 +153%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.8M +$157K +3,695 +3%

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.