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260 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.91B invested in ScottsMiracle-Gro in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

635% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.98M | Put options by funds: $1.36M

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 25

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.67B → $2.91B (+$248M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 241 → 260 (+19)

1.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.58% → 69.77% (+1.2%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 91

Holders
260
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+7.88%
% of All Funds
6.93%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
48
Increased
87
Reduced
91
Closed
25
Calls
$9.98M
Puts
$1.36M
Net Calls
+$8.62M
Net Calls Change
+$7.76M

Top Buyers

1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$33.4M
2
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$30.3M
3
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$20.4M
4
CM
Castleark Management
Illinois
+$15.6M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

1
CI
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
-$45.6M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$23.1M
3
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$22.8M
4
SCM
SG Capital Management
Illinois
-$15.6M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$11.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Eagle Investment Management
1
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$401M -$59.1K -908 -0%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$203M +$4.63M +71,032 +2%
PP
3
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$168M -$22.8M -350,000 -12%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$157M -$1.17M -17,993 -0.8%
WRF
5
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$130M +$2.78M +42,628 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$124M -$23.1M -354,607 -16%
EARNEST Partners
7
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$102M -$6.5M -99,735 -6%
Fisher Asset Management
8
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$100M -$504K -7,745 -0.5%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$95.6M +$12.6M +193,339 +16%
Neuberger Berman Group
10
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$91.7M -$10.7M -163,656 -11%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$89.7M +$4.73M +72,667 +6%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$81.8M +$457K +7,020 +0.6%
BTS
13
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$75.2M -$268K -4,116 -4%
Millennium Management
14
Millennium Management
New York
$55.7M +$11.2M +172,258 +26%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
15
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$55.6M -$71.6K -1,100 -0.1%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$36M +$666K +10,231 +2%
Macquarie Group
17
Macquarie Group
Australia
$35.1M +$125K +1,915 +0.4%
SCM
18
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$35M -$1.59M -24,423 -4%
Victory Capital Management
19
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$34.5M +$33.4M +513,200 New
M&T Bank
20
M&T Bank
New York
$32.5M +$3.8M +58,379 +14%
Point72 Asset Management
21
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$32.5M +$30.3M +465,900 +2,693%
AI
22
Analytic Investors
California
$29.5M -$20.4K -313 -0.1%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$27.9M -$2.25M -34,619 -8%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$25.8M +$10M +154,112 +67%
Westfield Capital Management
25
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$21M +$20.4M +313,294 New
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SMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

260 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.91B — up 9.3% from $2.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new SMG positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.4M. The largest seller was Cambiar Investors, cutting an estimated $45.6M.

  • 260 institutional investors held ScottsMiracle-Gro (SMG) as of Q1 2015, up from 241 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.91B of ScottsMiracle-Gro stock for Q1 2015, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new ScottsMiracle-Gro positions in Q1 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro buyer in Q1 2015 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $33.4M added.
  • The largest ScottsMiracle-Gro seller in Q1 2015 was Cambiar Investors, an estimated $45.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.