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195 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.9B invested in Spectrum Brands in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

598% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.9M | Put options by funds: $2.28M

152% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 21

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 53

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 195 (+30)

58.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.43% → 37.26% (-58%)

58% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.56B → $1.9B (-$2.66B)

Holders
195
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+18.18%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
53
Increased
76
Reduced
53
Closed
21
Calls
$15.9M
Puts
$2.28M
Net Calls
+$13.7M
Net Calls Change
+$13.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$53.6M
2
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$43.8M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$42.8M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$28.1M
5
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
+$24.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HH
Harbinger Holdings
New York
-$2.8B
2
LCG
Luxor Capital Group
New York
-$147M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$57.8M
4
CCP
Cyrus Capital Partners
New York
-$54.9M
5
NCA
Newbrook Capital Advisors
New York
-$22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
76
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.66M +$268K +2,948 +8%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
77
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$3.57M -$411K -4,511 -11%
Invesco
78
Invesco
Georgia
$3.49M +$846K +9,289 +34%
GOCM
79
Green Owl Capital Management
New York
$3.44M +$3.28M +36,000 New
HI
80
HBK Investments
Texas
$3.44M +$2.87M +31,577 +718%
Daiwa Securities Group
81
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$3.35M +$1.37M +15,000 +75%
OSAM
82
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.14M +$1.72M +18,849 +133%
GLA
83
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$2.84M +$497K +5,460 +23%
Swiss National Bank
84
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.54M +$54.6K +600 +2%
HHC
85
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$2.54M +$2.41M +26,500 New
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
86
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$2.23M +$2.12M +23,300 New
Lazard Asset Management
87
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$2.23M +$163K +1,790 +8%
AQR Capital Management
88
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.07M +$1.2M +13,200 +157%
KJHP
89
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$1.91M – – –
ACM
90
Anandar Capital Management
New York
$1.91M +$1.82M +20,000 New
CIC
91
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$1.87M -$542K -5,951 -23%
SFI
92
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$1.78M +$1.69M +18,600 New
RJFSA
93
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.77M +$1.68M +18,500 New
Bank of America
94
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.71M -$543K -5,969 -25%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
95
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$1.58M +$87.4K +960 +6%
SCM
96
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.58M +$1.51M +16,560 New
CCM
97
Catapult Capital Management
New York
$1.56M +$1.48M +16,277 New
TA
98
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.5M -$554K -6,082 -28%
RhumbLine Advisers
99
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.48M +$15.5K +170 +1%
PAM
100
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.44M +$428K +4,700 +45%
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SPB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

195 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Spectrum Brands (SPB) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.9B — down 58% from $4.56B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new SPB positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $53.6M. The largest seller was Harbinger Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.8B sold.

  • 195 institutional investors held Spectrum Brands (SPB) as of Q4 2014, up from 165 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.9B of Spectrum Brands stock for Q4 2014, down 58% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Spectrum Brands positions in Q4 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Spectrum Brands buyer in Q4 2014 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $53.6M added.
  • The largest Spectrum Brands seller in Q4 2014 was Harbinger Holdings, an estimated $2.8B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.