Smith & Wesson
SWBI
166 hedge funds and large institutions have $688M invested in Smith & Wesson in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
323% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.7M | Put options by funds: $4.65M
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 15
36% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $506M → $688M (+$182M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 157 → 166 (+9)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 57
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$28.1M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$9.85M |
| 3 |
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$9.4M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$7.19M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$4.59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCCM
Herring Creek Capital Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$14.3M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$8.69M |
| 3 |
OCM
Olstein Capital Management
Purchase,
New York
|
-$5.08M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$3.75M |
| 5 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$3.16M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DIA
176
Denver Investment Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$143K | -14,592 | Closed |
|
|
VAM
177
Visium Asset Management
New York
| – | -$140K | -14,280 | Closed |
|
|
QIM
178
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
| – | -$136K | -13,921 | Closed |
|
179
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$135K | -13,811 | Closed |
|
180
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$10.9K | -946 | Closed |
|
181
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$8K | -781 | Closed |
|
SWBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
166 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Smith & Wesson (SWBI) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $688M — up 36% from $506M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new SWBI positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Point72 Asset Management, adding an estimated $28.1M. The largest seller was Herring Creek Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.3M.
- 166 institutional investors held Smith & Wesson (SWBI) as of Q2 2015, up from 157 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $688M of Smith & Wesson stock for Q2 2015, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Smith & Wesson positions in Q2 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Smith & Wesson buyer in Q2 2015 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $28.1M added.
- The largest Smith & Wesson seller in Q2 2015 was Herring Creek Capital Management, an estimated $14.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.