Stepan Co
200 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in Stepan Co in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
41% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 61
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.26B (+$139M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 194 → 200 (+6)
0.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.24% → 64.18% (+0.94%)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.01M | Put options by funds: $1.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$12.7M |
| 2 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
+$8.11M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$6M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.83M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$6.22M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$3.64M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$2.94M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.49M |
SCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
200 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Stepan Co (SCL) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.26B — up 12% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new SCL positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.
The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $12.7M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $9M.
- 200 institutional investors held Stepan Co (SCL) as of Q2 2017, up from 194 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $1.26B of Stepan Co stock for Q2 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Stepan Co positions in Q2 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Stepan Co buyer in Q2 2017 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $12.7M added.
- The largest Stepan Co seller in Q2 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.