ScottsMiracle-Gro
246 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.75B invested in ScottsMiracle-Gro in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
1,489% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $38.3M | Put options by funds: $2.41M
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 27
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 80
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 234 → 246 (+12)
0.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.29% → 72.44% (+0.15%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.79B → $2.75B (-$40.8M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$76.9M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$22.3M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$19.9M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$18.8M |
| 5 |
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
|
+$12.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$116M |
| 2 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$48.2M |
| 3 |
LI
LMCG Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$32.7M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$12.7M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$12.3M |
SMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
246 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.75B — down 1.5% from $2.79B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new SMG positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $76.9M. The largest seller was Independent Franchise Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $116M sold.
- 246 institutional investors held ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) as of Q1 2014, up from 234 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $2.75B of ScottsMiracle-Gro stock for Q1 2014, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new ScottsMiracle-Gro positions in Q1 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro buyer in Q1 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $76.9M added.
- The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro seller in Q1 2014 was Independent Franchise Partners, an estimated $116M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.