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SPE

Special Opportunities Fund

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $80.8M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 7

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.58%64.78% (+1.2%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $79.4M → $80.8M (+$1.36M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2727 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 3

Holders
27
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.78%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
3
Increased
9
Reduced
7
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVP
1
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$39.7M +$30.2K +1,878 +0.1%
HK
2
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$12.1M +$721K +44,820 +6%
AA
3
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$5.83M -$119K -7,376 -2%
BBPWM
4
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$4.56M -$320K -19,862 -6%
CL
5
CSS LLC
Illinois
$4.22M -$848K -52,701 -17%
SFS
6
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$2.45M +$386K +24,001 +18%
SIA
7
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$2.42M +$373K +23,199 +18%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.23M +$241K +14,995 +12%
RCM
9
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.99M
BCM
10
Bares Capital Management
Texas
$1.21M +$1.22M +75,771 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.01M +$5.73K +356 +0.6%
FIMG
12
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$985K -$7.87K -489 -0.8%
IT
13
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$421K
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$402K -$836 -52 -0.2%
NL
15
NWAM LLC
Washington
$290K
U
16
UBS
Switzerland
$230K -$16.9K -1,053 -7%
FANJ
17
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$170K +$17.3K +1,073 +11%
First Manhattan
18
First Manhattan
New York
$143K
PMFA
19
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$112K +$82.5K +5,129 +268%
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$70K
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$48K -$34K -2,111 -41%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$45K +$64 +4 +0.1%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
23
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$26K +$26.8K +1,669 New
CFA
24
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$20K
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16K

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

27 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $80.8M — up 1.7% from $79.4M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SPE was balanced in Q3 2014: 3 funds opened new positions, 3 closed out, 9 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bares Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.22M. The largest seller was CSS LLC, cutting an estimated $848K.

  • 27 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q3 2014, unchanged from Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $80.8M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Bares Capital Management, an estimated $1.22M added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2014 was CSS LLC, an estimated $848K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.