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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
345
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
7.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
69
Increased
107
Reduced
117
Closed
44
Calls
$6.5M
Puts
$9.55M
Net Calls
-$3.05M
Net Calls Change
-$4.15M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$23M
2
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$19.4M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$13.4M
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$12.4M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$116M
2
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$73.3M
3
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$63.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$21.6M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$18.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
101
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.86M -$858K -8,589 -24%
TD Asset Management
102
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.83M +$769K +7,694 +41%
AAM
103
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.82M +$193K +1,929 +8%
Prudential Financial
104
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.81M -$32K -320 -1%
BTS
105
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.78M -$507K -5,078 -16%
MIM
106
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$2.77M +$2.58M +25,870 New
GF
107
Gabelli Funds
New York
$2.67M – – –
Bank of Montreal
108
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.67M +$1.54M +15,369 +160%
BG
109
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$2.67M +$566K +5,667 +29%
AG
110
Aperio Group
California
$2.66M +$255K +2,549 +11%
BUB
111
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$2.46M -$61.9K -620 -3%
Los Angeles Capital Management
112
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$2.34M -$9.01M -90,151 -80%
LPL Financial
113
LPL Financial
California
$2.31M +$266K +2,667 +14%
SSA
114
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$2.27M +$2.12M +21,175 New
OAM
115
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$2.26M – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
116
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.26M -$27.7K -277 -1%
PA
117
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$2.21M -$208K -2,085 -9%
MSA
118
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.15M -$15K -150 -0.7%
Russell Investments Group
119
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.95M +$815K +8,155 +78%
TWI
120
Thomas White International
Illinois
$1.93M -$11.4K -114 -0.6%
LC
121
Loews Corp
New York
$1.93M +$799K +8,000 +80%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
122
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.91M +$675K +6,759 +61%
CIC
123
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.89M +$737K +7,380 +53%
Federated Hermes
124
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.87M -$180K -1,806 -9%
EMG
125
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$1.84M +$1.69M +16,940 New
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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.