ScottsMiracle-Gro
345 hedge funds and large institutions have $4B invested in ScottsMiracle-Gro in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 117 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 44
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 322 → 345 (+23)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.92B → $4B (+$85.7M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 117
3.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.91% → 65.61% (-3.3%)
32% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.5M | Put options by funds: $9.55M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$23M |
| 2 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
+$19.4M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$13.4M |
| 4 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$12.4M |
| 5 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
+$11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$116M |
| 2 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$73.3M |
| 3 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$63.9M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$21.6M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$18.6M |
SMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
345 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $4B — up 2.2% from $3.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new SMG positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 117 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $23M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $116M.
- 345 institutional investors held ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) as of Q4 2017, up from 322 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $4B of ScottsMiracle-Gro stock for Q4 2017, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 69 funds opened new ScottsMiracle-Gro positions in Q4 2017 and 44 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro buyer in Q4 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $23M added.
- The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro seller in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $116M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.