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83 hedge funds and large institutions have $846M invested in TransAlta in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4,976% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.45M | Put options by funds: $127K

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $803M → $846M (+$43.6M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79 → 83 (+4)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 25

3.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.44% → 52.12% (-3.3%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.06%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
27
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
$6.45M
Puts
$127K
Net Calls
+$6.32M
Net Calls Change
+$2.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$8.16M
2
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
+$7.19M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$6.75M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$6.66M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$5.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$49.5M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$30.7M
3
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$5.39M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$5.29M
5
AFM
Anson Funds Management
Texas
-$3.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RQS
51
Ramsey Quantitative Systems
Kentucky
$171K +$128K +22,979 +311%
SAM
52
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$168K +$10.6K +1,900 +7%
SWM
53
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$167K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
54
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$164K -$390K -69,900 -71%
VI
55
Versor Investments
New York
$149K +$148K +26,500 New
AC
56
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$127K – – –
Mariner
57
Mariner
Kansas
$113K – – –
AL
58
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$110K +$109K +19,457 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
59
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$103K +$19.2K +3,434 +23%
AllianceBernstein
60
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$99K +$12.8K +2,300 +15%
Comerica Bank
61
Comerica Bank
Texas
$92K +$6.21K +1,113 +7%
EP
62
Elkfork Partners
Oregon
$89K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
63
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$76K -$6.51K -1,167 -8%
BONST
64
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust
Ontario, Canada
$76K – – –
GHCM
65
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$73K – – –
GCAC
66
Guardian Capital Advisors (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$71K – – –
CSS
67
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$67K +$66K +11,829 New
RCM
68
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$65K – – –
QC
69
QCM Cayman
Texas
$63K +$62.4K +11,180 New
BSB
70
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$62K – – –
Citadel Advisors
71
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$60K -$172K -30,748 -74%
Neuberger Berman Group
72
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$59K -$24.9K -4,452 -30%
MCIM
73
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$57K – – –
DZ Bank
74
DZ Bank
Germany
$56K +$56.6K +10,133 New
FCM
75
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$42K – – –
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TAC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

83 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in TransAlta (TAC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $846M — up 5.4% from $803M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new TAC positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, adding an estimated $8.16M. The largest seller was CIBC World Market, cutting an estimated $49.5M.

  • 83 institutional investors held TransAlta (TAC) as of Q3 2018, up from 79 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $846M of TransAlta stock for Q3 2018, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new TransAlta positions in Q3 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest TransAlta buyer in Q3 2018 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $8.16M added.
  • The largest TransAlta seller in Q3 2018 was CIBC World Market, an estimated $49.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.