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SPA was delisted on the 4th of March, 2019.

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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $184M invested in Sparton in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

467% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 3

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 87 (+14)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $164M → $184M (+$19.2M)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 29

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+19.18%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
17
Increased
28
Reduced
29
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$8.69M
2
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$4.85M
3
GF
Gabelli Funds
New York
+$1.52M
4
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$1.46M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$1.27M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$4.61M
2
BCM
Beddow Capital Management
Wyoming
-$3.15M
3
TAM
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
-$1.9M
4
NC
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
-$1.2M
5
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
-$973K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFS
76
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$20K +$21.2K +700 New
PNC Financial Services Group
77
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$18K – – –
TRCT
78
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$15K -$28.1K -925 -64%
Creative Planning
79
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K – – –
BlackRock
80
BlackRock
New York
$9K – – –
First Manhattan
81
First Manhattan
New York
$7K – – –
TAM
82
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$7K +$7.59K +250 New
Ameriprise
83
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6K – – –
KCPG
84
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$2K +$2.88K +95 New
AllianceBernstein
85
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1K +$30 +1 +2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
86
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$462 -$3.76K -124 -88%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
87
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$246 -$6.43K -212 -2%
Los Angeles Capital Management
88
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
– -$267K -9,570 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
89
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$234K -8,396 Closed
OSAM
90
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$7K -244 Closed
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SPA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

87 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sparton (SPA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $184M — up 12% from $164M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new SPA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $8.69M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $4.61M.

  • 87 institutional investors held Sparton (SPA) as of Q1 2014, up from 73 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $184M of Sparton stock for Q1 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sparton positions in Q1 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Sparton buyer in Q1 2014 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $8.69M added.
  • The largest Sparton seller in Q1 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $4.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.