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ScottsMiracle-Gro

241 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in ScottsMiracle-Gro in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.44M | Put options by funds: $1.58M

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.32B → $2.67B (+$344M)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 33

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 240241 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.09%68.58% (-0.51%)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
241
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.42%
% of All Funds
6.43%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
36
Increased
68
Reduced
99
Closed
33
Calls
$2.44M
Puts
$1.58M
Net Calls
+$868K
Net Calls Change
-$114K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Eagle Investment Management
1
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$373M -$185K -3,116 -0.1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$184M +$3.05M +51,241 +2%
PP
3
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$178M
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$147M -$2.22M -37,300 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$137M -$32.1M -539,769 -20%
WRF
6
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$118M +$26.6M +447,602 +31%
EARNEST Partners
7
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$101M -$1.56M -26,195 -2%
Neuberger Berman Group
8
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$95.3M -$997K -16,749 -1%
Fisher Asset Management
9
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$93.5M +$188K +3,157 +0.2%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$78.6M +$283K +4,753 +0.4%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$76.7M +$1.12M +18,836 +2%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$75.4M -$1.49M -25,117 -2%
BTS
13
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$72.4M +$6.91M +116,109 New
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
14
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$51.6M -$29.9M -502,943 -38%
CI
15
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$45.6M -$5.5M -92,478 -11%
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$40.9M +$24.6M +413,047 +170%
SCM
17
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$34M +$32.4M +545,050 New
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$32.8M -$2.36M -39,600 -7%
Macquarie Group
19
Macquarie Group
Australia
$32.5M +$31M +520,885 New
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$28M +$1.08M +18,159 +4%
AI
21
Analytic Investors
California
$27.4M +$2.92M +49,112 +13%
M&T Bank
22
M&T Bank
New York
$26.5M +$24.3M +408,169 +2,422%
GIM
23
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$18.2M -$1.7M -28,600 -9%
MAA
24
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$17.7M -$748K -12,564 -4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
25
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$17.4M -$678K -11,400 -4%

SMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

241 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.67B — up 15% from $2.32B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new SMG positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sterling Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $32.4M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $32.1M.

  • 241 institutional investors held ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) as of Q4 2014, up from 240 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.67B of ScottsMiracle-Gro stock for Q4 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new ScottsMiracle-Gro positions in Q4 2014 and 33 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro buyer in Q4 2014 was Sterling Capital Management, an estimated $32.4M added.
  • The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $32.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.