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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $826M invested in TransAlta in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

215% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.64M | Put options by funds: $2.42M

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $761M → $826M (+$65.1M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 91 (+3)

0.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.83% → 48.77% (+0.94%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 35

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
91
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.41%
% of All Funds
2.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
25
Reduced
35
Closed
10
Calls
$7.64M
Puts
$2.42M
Net Calls
+$5.21M
Net Calls Change
-$3.52M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$22M
2
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
+$11M
3
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$6.11M
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$5.4M
5
SRAIM
Scheer Rowlett & Associates Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$5.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VOAM
Vertex One Asset Management
British Columbia, Canada
-$15.6M
2
CIBC Asset Management
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$9.77M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$7.28M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.94M
5
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$3.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Two Sigma Investments
26
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.87M +$1.81M +318,401 +188%
Swiss National Bank
27
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.8M – – –
Russell Investments Group
28
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.67M -$692K -121,800 -21%
Renaissance Technologies
29
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.38M -$1.09M -192,141 -32%
FDCDDQ
30
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.98M +$1.93M +339,545 New
JIR
31
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.64M +$1.59M +279,777 New
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.47M -$56K -9,860 -4%
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$1.15M -$63.1K -11,116 -5%
Invesco
34
Invesco
Georgia
$1.09M -$221K -38,932 -17%
Bank of Nova Scotia
35
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.01M -$7.28M -1,281,205 -88%
D.E. Shaw & Co
36
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$876K -$2.69M -473,397 -76%
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$833K -$3.13M -550,451 -79%
Arrowstreet Capital
38
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$742K +$719K +126,600 New
UBS AM
39
UBS AM
Illinois
$699K – – –
Goldman Sachs
40
Goldman Sachs
New York
$623K +$285K +50,235 +89%
AG
41
Aperio Group
California
$553K -$41.7K -7,335 -7%
AAM
42
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$516K -$183K -32,229 -27%
PIC
43
PCJ Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$491K -$6.87K -1,210 -1%
PP
44
PDT Partners
New York
$485K – – –
Canada Life
45
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$308K -$4.3K -757 -1%
SAM
46
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$217K +$18.2K +3,200 +13%
PPA
47
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$180K +$15.8K +2,787 +10%
Bank of New York Mellon
48
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$168K – – –
OMCS
49
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$147K – – –
BONST
50
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust
Ontario, Canada
$145K +$66.4K +11,690 +89%
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TAC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

91 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in TransAlta (TAC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $826M — up 8.6% from $761M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new TAC positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $22M. The largest seller was Vertex One Asset Management, cutting an estimated $15.6M.

  • 91 institutional investors held TransAlta (TAC) as of Q1 2017, up from 88 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $826M of TransAlta stock for Q1 2017, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new TransAlta positions in Q1 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest TransAlta buyer in Q1 2017 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $22M added.
  • The largest TransAlta seller in Q1 2017 was Vertex One Asset Management, an estimated $15.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.