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Special Opportunities Fund

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.1M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

6.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.17%48.22% (+6%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3031 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.5M → $58.1M (-$3.44M)

Holders
31
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+3.33%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
4
Increased
10
Reduced
10
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$27.9M +$313K +20,801 +1%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$6.88M +$205K +13,614 +3%
SFS
3
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$5.1M -$700K -46,575 -11%
AA
4
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$4.21M -$163K -10,817 -4%
BBPWM
5
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$4.01M +$318K +21,147 +8%
CL
6
CSS LLC
Illinois
$2.8M
RCM
7
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.45M +$52.4K +3,486 +4%
WPA
8
Winning Points Advisors
Florida
$839K +$88.2K +5,869 +11%
TJHA
9
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$830K -$85.5K -5,690 -9%
LCM
10
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$746K +$333K +22,132 +73%
HK
11
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$606K -$174K -11,574 -21%
FIMG
12
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$544K +$202K +13,470 +54%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$428K -$60.3K -4,013 -12%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$345K +$23.8K +1,586 +7%
NL
15
NWAM LLC
Washington
$258K
SC
16
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$245K +$90.8K +6,042 +54%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$195K +$12.7K +848 +7%
First Manhattan
18
First Manhattan
New York
$148K
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$139K -$24.4K -1,624 -14%
CA
20
Calton & Associates
Florida
$96K +$97.1K +6,462 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
21
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$84K +$89.1K +5,927 New
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$72K -$1.58K -105 -2%
GWM
23
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$48K
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42K -$80.5K -5,358 -64%
CPIG
25
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$29K

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

31 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $58.1M — down 5.6% from $61.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new SPE positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Laurion Capital Management, adding an estimated $333K. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $700K.

  • 31 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q4 2017, up from 30 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $58.1M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2017, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Laurion Capital Management, an estimated $333K added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $700K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.