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Special Opportunities Fund

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.3M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.2M → $58.3M (-$1.93M)

1.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.03%45.74% (-1.3%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3029 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 13

Holders
29
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.33%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
3
Increased
6
Reduced
13
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$30.5M -$487K -40,692 -2%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$5.73M
AA
3
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$4.36M -$251K -20,936 -6%
BBPWM
4
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3.87M +$52.9K +4,420 +1%
CL
5
CSS LLC
Illinois
$2.77M -$32.6K -2,722 -1%
RCM
6
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.09M +$274K +22,869 +16%
FIMG
7
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$1.86M +$395K +32,985 +28%
HK
8
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$1.8M -$343K -28,678 -17%
TJHA
9
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.21M +$9.45K +790 +0.8%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.13M -$318K -26,591 -23%
SFS
11
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$841K -$293K -24,442 -27%
AFWA
12
Ancora Family Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$373K -$20.7K -1,733 -5%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$323K -$5.77K -482 -2%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$311K
NL
15
NWAM LLC
Washington
$227K
MFS
16
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$181K -$92.6K -7,734 -35%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$181K +$19.6K +1,635 +13%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$129K -$18.5K -1,546 -13%
First Manhattan
19
First Manhattan
New York
$123K
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$86K +$82.8K +6,916 New
GWM
21
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$44K +$42.5K +3,548 New
FANJ
22
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$35K +$33.1K +2,767 New
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$34K
CPIG
24
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$31K
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26K +$1.1K +92 +5%

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

29 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $58.3M — down 3.2% from $60.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of SPE and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $395K. The largest seller was Relative Value Partners Group, cutting an estimated $487K.

  • 29 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q1 2016, down from 30 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $58.3M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $395K added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $487K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.