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339 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.21B invested in ScottsMiracle-Gro in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 117 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.52% → 64.98% (+0.47%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 356 → 339 (-17)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 117

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 74

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.81B → $2.21B (-$602M)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.68M | Put options by funds: $13.6M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
339
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-4.78%
% of All Funds
7.55%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
60
Increased
98
Reduced
117
Closed
74
Calls
$9.68M
Puts
$13.6M
Net Calls
-$3.96M
Net Calls Change
+$319K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
+$42.1M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$29.8M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$17.9M
4
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$13.1M
5
EMG
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
+$11.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$41.2M
2
BM
Bridger Management
New York
-$29.1M
3
WM
WS Management
Florida
-$16.5M
4
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$13.6M
5
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$13.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GF
101
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.72M – – –
CA
102
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.72M +$72.3K +1,017 +4%
BAM
103
Boyar Asset Management
New York
$1.66M +$20.3K +285 +1%
DADC
104
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.63M -$640K -9,001 -25%
Citigroup
105
Citigroup
New York
$1.62M +$927K +13,038 +98%
WSCM
106
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.59M -$672K -9,450 -27%
Point72 Asset Management
107
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.58M +$1.83M +25,730 New
TPSF
108
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.58M +$66.9K +941 +4%
DKCM
109
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
$1.54M +$1.78M +25,000 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
110
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.52M +$528K +7,429 +43%
Prudential Financial
111
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.49M -$87.4K -1,228 -5%
MIM
112
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.47M -$10.2K -143 -0.6%
OAM
113
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$1.41M -$73.7K -1,036 -4%
AG
114
Aperio Group
California
$1.36M -$271K -3,809 -15%
Canada Life
115
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.36M +$49.2K +692 +3%
Truist Financial
116
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.33M -$370K -5,196 -19%
MSA
117
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.26M +$25.7K +361 +2%
BIM
118
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$1.25M +$1.45M +20,400 New
Barclays
119
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.24M -$100K -1,406 -7%
BAM
120
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.18M +$1.37M +19,271 New
TD Asset Management
121
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.18M -$249K -3,500 -15%
Millennium Management
122
Millennium Management
New York
$1.14M -$8.38M -117,869 -86%
NICM
123
Neo Ivy Capital Management
New York
$1.13M +$1.31M +18,356 New
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
124
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$1.09M +$18K +253 +1%
BTS
125
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.09M -$165K -2,325 -12%
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SMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

339 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.21B — down 21% from $2.81B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 74 funds closed out of SMG and 60 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 117 trimmed existing stakes and 98 added.

The largest buyer was First Eagle Investment Management, adding an estimated $42.1M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, cutting an estimated $41.2M.

  • 339 institutional investors held ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) as of Q4 2018, down from 356 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.21B of ScottsMiracle-Gro stock for Q4 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new ScottsMiracle-Gro positions in Q4 2018 and 74 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro buyer in Q4 2018 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $42.1M added.
  • The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro seller in Q4 2018 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $41.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.