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Special Opportunities Fund

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.9M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $54.6M → $58.9M (+$4.27M)

1.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.46%41.95% (+1.5%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 8

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2827 (-1)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 2

Holders
27
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.57%
% of All Funds
0.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
1
Increased
8
Reduced
8
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$29.2M +$3.58K +251 +0%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$6.64M +$910K +63,771 +16%
AA
3
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$4.44M -$1.33K -93 -0%
SFS
4
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$4.33M +$2.56M +179,511 +152%
BBPWM
5
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3.5M +$203K +14,226 +6%
CL
6
CSS LLC
Illinois
$2.88M
RCM
7
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.8M -$534K -37,441 -16%
TJHA
8
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$956K -$122K -8,527 -11%
HK
9
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$922K -$75.2K -5,270 -8%
WPA
10
Winning Points Advisors
Florida
$778K -$53.1K -3,723 -7%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$428K +$6.98K +489 +2%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$329K -$6.02K -422 -2%
NL
13
NWAM LLC
Washington
$264K
FIMG
14
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$239K +$29.2K +2,048 +14%
FFA
15
First Foundation Advisors
California
$209K
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$200K -$162K -11,335 -45%
First Manhattan
17
First Manhattan
New York
$152K
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$152K
WAM
19
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$127K +$126K +8,799 New
IA
20
IFP Advisors
Florida
$83K
AG
21
Advisor Group
Arizona
$70K +$1.77K +124 +3%
GWM
22
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$49K
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$40K -$31.2K -2,186 -44%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$37K +$2.43K +170 +7%
WAM
25
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$22K

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

27 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $58.9M — up 7.8% from $54.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 2 funds closed out of SPE and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, adding an estimated $2.56M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $751K sold.

  • 27 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q2 2017, down from 28 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $58.9M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $2.56M added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $751K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.