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Special Opportunities Fund

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $58M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2931 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.3M → $58M (-$272K)

2.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.74%43.5% (-2.2%)

58% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
31
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+6.9%
% of All Funds
0.83%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
5
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$28.5M -$3.15M -244,531 -10%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$6.3M +$265K +20,624 +4%
AA
3
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$4.56M -$25K -1,945 -0.6%
BBPWM
4
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$4.04M -$32.5K -2,526 -0.8%
CL
5
CSS LLC
Illinois
$2.91M
RCM
6
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.37M +$171K +13,294 +8%
FIMG
7
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$1.95M -$5.67K -441 -0.3%
HK
8
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$1.39M -$500K -38,826 -27%
TJHA
9
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.23M -$40.1K -3,119 -3%
SFS
10
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.15M +$258K +20,029 +30%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.11M -$75.4K -5,856 -6%
AFWA
12
Ancora Family Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$345K -$47.2K -3,664 -12%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$321K -$18.2K -1,411 -5%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$317K -$9.42K -732 -3%
NL
15
NWAM LLC
Washington
$239K
FFA
16
First Foundation Advisors
California
$230K +$226K +17,528 New
MFS
17
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$182K -$8.12K -631 -4%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$138K +$108K +8,411 +406%
First Manhattan
19
First Manhattan
New York
$129K
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$98K +$6.87K +534 +8%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$83K -$51.5K -4,002 -39%
IA
22
IFP Advisors
Florida
$80K +$78.4K +6,089 New
ACM
23
Advent Capital Management
New York
$69K +$67.4K +5,234 New
GWM
24
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$46K
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$37K

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

31 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $58M — down 0.47% from $58.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new SPE positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $265K. The largest seller was Relative Value Partners Group, cutting an estimated $3.15M.

  • 31 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q2 2016, up from 29 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $58M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 0.47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $265K added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q2 2016 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $3.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.