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Special Opportunities Fund

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $74.5M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 8

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $74M → $74.5M (+$531K)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3029 (-1)

4.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.59%45.55% (-4%)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
29
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.33%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
3
Increased
11
Reduced
8
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVP
1
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$38.3M +$420K +28,789 +1%
AA
2
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$6.33M -$5.15M -353,521 Closed
SIA
3
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$5.55M +$1.75M +119,933 +47%
HK
4
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$4.89M -$2.52M -172,527 -34%
BBPWM
5
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$4.22M +$67.3K +4,619 +2%
SFS
6
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$4.09M +$1.75M +119,801 +76%
CL
7
CSS LLC
Illinois
$3.37M -$30.5K -2,094 -0.9%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.16M +$220K +15,114 +11%
RCM
9
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.84M
IT
10
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$947K -$73.5K -5,043 -7%
FIMG
11
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$850K -$26.9K -1,844 -3%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$369K -$3.05K -209 -0.8%
NL
13
NWAM LLC
Washington
$268K
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$266K +$33.1K +2,267 +14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$239K -$5.82K -399 -2%
KIA
16
King Investment Advisors
Texas
$223K
First Manhattan
17
First Manhattan
New York
$145K +$12.6K +866 +10%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$125K +$10.8K +744 +10%
WAM
19
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$80K +$79.9K +5,483 New
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$64K
FANJ
21
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$52K -$104K -7,150 -67%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$41K
CPIG
23
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$36K +$36.2K +2,480 New
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33K +$17.8K +1,224 +119%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
25
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$25K

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

29 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $74.5M — up 0.72% from $74M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of SPE and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $1.75M. The largest seller was Ancora Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.15M sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q1 2015, down from 30 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $74.5M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 0.72% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $1.75M added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Ancora Advisors, an estimated $5.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.