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Special Opportunities Fund

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.3M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 9

0.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.74%49.83% (-0.91%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2827 (-1)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.3M → $48.3M (-$13M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
27
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.57%
% of All Funds
0.6%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
9
Reduced
9
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$23.6M +$656K +50,331 +3%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$7.04M
SFS
3
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$5.05M -$89.5K -6,862 -2%
BBPWM
4
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3.08M +$35.3K +2,705 +1%
CL
5
CSS LLC
Illinois
$2.64M +$231K +17,749 +8%
RCM
6
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.13M +$1.53M +116,964 +153%
AA
7
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.19M -$1.71M -131,041 -56%
FIMG
8
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$670K +$140K +10,765 +22%
TJHA
9
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$508K -$150K -11,515 -20%
WPA
10
Winning Points Advisors
Florida
$423K -$282K -21,612 -37%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$357K +$116K +8,874 +39%
SC
12
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$316K +$68.9K +5,281 +23%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$218K +$8.33K +639 +3%
NL
14
NWAM LLC
Washington
$206K
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$202K -$8.4K -644 -3%
SBH
16
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$160K +$184K +14,112 New
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$151K -$50.9K -3,903 -23%
First Manhattan
18
First Manhattan
New York
$118K
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$47K -$3.9K -299 -7%
GWM
20
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$37K
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$29K -$1.92K -147 -5%
JFA
22
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$10K +$11.5K +878 New
TRCT
23
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K +$9.4K +721 +1,045%
MOS
24
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$8K +$10.3K +793 New
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6K

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

27 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $48.3M — down 21% from $61.3M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SPE was balanced in Q4 2018: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 9 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.53M. The largest seller was Ancora Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.71M.

  • 27 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q4 2018, down from 28 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $48.3M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $1.53M added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Ancora Advisors, an estimated $1.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.