ScottsMiracle-Gro
266 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.63B invested in ScottsMiracle-Gro in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
99% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.33M | Put options by funds: $2.17M
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 26
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 80
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 257 → 266 (+9)
1.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.2% → 70.62% (+1.4%)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.5B → $2.63B (+$123M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$22.7M |
| 2 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$22.5M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21.8M |
| 4 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$20.3M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$19.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$40.1M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$17.3M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$14.4M |
| 4 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$10.7M |
| 5 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.79M |
SMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
266 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.63B — up 4.9% from $2.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new SMG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 102 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Sterling Capital Management, adding an estimated $22.7M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $40.1M.
- 266 institutional investors held ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) as of Q3 2015, up from 257 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $2.63B of ScottsMiracle-Gro stock for Q3 2015, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new ScottsMiracle-Gro positions in Q3 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro buyer in Q3 2015 was Sterling Capital Management, an estimated $22.7M added.
- The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro seller in Q3 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $40.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.