ScottsMiracle-Gro
240 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.33B invested in ScottsMiracle-Gro in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
28% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.54M | Put options by funds: $3.56M
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 84
4% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 28
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 243 → 240 (-3)
2.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.55% → 69.09% (-2.5%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.49B → $2.33B (-$167M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$28.6M |
| 2 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$18M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.9M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$9.2M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$8.03M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$45M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$24.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$22.8M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$22.6M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$20M |
SMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
240 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.33B — down 6.7% from $2.49B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new SMG positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 93 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, adding an estimated $28.6M. The largest seller was Westfield Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $45M sold.
- 240 institutional investors held ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) as of Q3 2014, down from 243 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $2.33B of ScottsMiracle-Gro stock for Q3 2014, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new ScottsMiracle-Gro positions in Q3 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro buyer in Q3 2014 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $28.6M added.
- The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro seller in Q3 2014 was Westfield Capital Management, an estimated $45M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.