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Special Opportunities Fund

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.2M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2730 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

1.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.65%47.03% (-1.6%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66.5M → $60.2M (-$6.26M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
30
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.79%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
7
Reduced
9
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$31M -$1.79M -132,147 -5%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$5.79M
AA
3
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$4.67M -$620K -45,697 -11%
BBPWM
4
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3.85M -$105K -7,751 -2%
CL
5
CSS LLC
Illinois
$2.83M -$56.8K -4,187 -2%
HK
6
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$2.18M -$765K -56,362 -25%
RCM
7
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.82M +$24.7K +1,819 +1%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.47M +$23.5K +1,728 +2%
FIMG
9
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$1.46M +$854K +62,882 +118%
TJHA
10
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.21M +$1.3M +96,067 New
SFS
11
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.16M -$1.33M -97,670 -52%
AFWA
12
Ancora Family Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$399K -$70.5K -5,197 -14%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$332K -$217 -16 -0.1%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$313K +$85.1K +6,266 +34%
MFS
15
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$281K +$47.9K +3,531 +19%
BFM
16
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$246K +$265K +19,511 New
NL
17
NWAM LLC
Washington
$229K +$247K +18,182 New
IA
18
IFP Advisors
Florida
$165K +$177K +13,052 New
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$161K +$175K +12,886 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$151K -$46.4K -3,419 -22%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$149K +$8.88K +654 +6%
First Manhattan
22
First Manhattan
New York
$124K
AIG
23
American International Group
New York
$72K +$77K +5,671 New
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$34K +$6.81K +502 +22%
CPIG
25
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$31K

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

30 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $60.2M — down 9.4% from $66.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SPE positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.3M. The largest seller was Relative Value Partners Group, cutting an estimated $1.79M.

  • 30 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q4 2015, up from 27 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $60.2M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2015, down 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, an estimated $1.3M added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $1.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.