United Fire Group
UFCS
128 hedge funds and large institutions have $415M invested in United Fire Group in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
9% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $330K | Put options by funds: $364K
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 132 → 128 (-4)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $444M → $415M (-$29.5M)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 51
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DGHMC
Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co
New York
|
+$6.53M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.06M |
| 3 |
MPI
Mairs & Power Inc
St Paul,
Minnesota
|
+$2.03M |
| 4 |
GLA
Great Lakes Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.6M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$1.49M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$5.5M |
| 2 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
-$1.55M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.25M |
| 4 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$1.21M |
| 5 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.19M |
UFCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
128 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United Fire Group (UFCS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $415M — down 6.6% from $444M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of UFCS and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.
The largest buyer was Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co, adding an estimated $6.53M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $5.5M.
- 128 institutional investors held United Fire Group (UFCS) as of Q3 2014, down from 132 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $415M of United Fire Group stock for Q3 2014, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new United Fire Group positions in Q3 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest United Fire Group buyer in Q3 2014 was Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co, an estimated $6.53M added.
- The largest United Fire Group seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $5.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.