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Special Opportunities Fund

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.5M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2930 (+1)

6.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.72%39.28% (-6.4%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $64.2M → $49.5M (-$14.6M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

81% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
30
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+3.45%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
4
Reduced
21
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$26M -$3.53M -261,862 -12%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$5.13M -$1.16M -86,192 -18%
AA
3
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$4.01M -$620K -46,049 -13%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$3.09M +$35.1K +2,603 +1%
BBPWM
5
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3.07M -$653K -48,501 -17%
CL
6
CSS LLC
Illinois
$2.58M -$510K -37,847 -16%
HK
7
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$1.11M -$207K -15,353 -15%
TJHA
8
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$970K -$257K -19,060 -20%
SFS
9
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$840K -$283K -20,999 -25%
WPA
10
Winning Points Advisors
Florida
$604K +$624K +46,293 New
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$314K -$116K -8,637 -26%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$292K -$71.6K -5,316 -19%
NL
13
NWAM LLC
Washington
$237K +$245K +18,182 New
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$235K -$82.3K -6,112 -25%
FIMG
15
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$189K -$1.36M -101,249 -87%
FFA
16
First Foundation Advisors
California
$187K -$42.4K -3,151 -18%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$137K
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$137K +$9.11K +676 +7%
First Manhattan
19
First Manhattan
New York
$105K -$23.9K -1,776 -18%
IA
20
IFP Advisors
Florida
$75K
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$51K +$13.4K +994 +34%
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$50K +$7.6K +564 +18%
GWM
23
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$44K -$1.71K -127 -4%
CPIG
24
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$26K -$5.97K -443 -18%
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$20K -$71.1K -5,277 -77%

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

30 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $49.5M — down 23% from $64.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new SPE positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was NWAM LLC, opening a new position worth an estimated $245K. The largest seller was Relative Value Partners Group, cutting an estimated $3.53M.

  • 30 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q4 2016, up from 29 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $49.5M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was NWAM LLC, an estimated $245K added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $3.53M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.