ScottsMiracle-Gro
241 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.61B 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.
55% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.44M | Put options by funds: $1.58M
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.33B → $2.61B (+$280M)
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 33
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 240 → 241 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$32.4M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$31M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$26.6M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$24.6M |
| 5 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
+$24.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$32.1M |
| 2 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$30.7M |
| 3 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$29.9M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$9.2M |
| 5 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$7.64M |
SMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
241 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.61B — up 12% from $2.33B 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 $2.61B of ScottsMiracle-Gro stock for Q4 2014, up 12% 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.