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166 hedge funds and large institutions have $755M invested in Upbound Group in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $560M → $755M (+$195M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 56

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 182166 (-16)

25.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 121.58%95.98% (-26%)

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 53

45% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $33.1M | Put options by funds: $60.2M

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 62 (-4)

Holders
166
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-8.79%
% of All Funds
3.8%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
38
Increased
52
Reduced
56
Closed
53
Calls
$33.1M
Puts
$60.2M
Net Calls
-$27M
Net Calls Change
+$730K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EC
1
Engaged Capital
California
$132M
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$104M +$6.14M +566,292 +9%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$69.8M +$3.3M +304,125 +7%
MWNA
4
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$29.4M +$21.7M +1,999,052 New
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$23.4M -$2.95M -271,885 -15%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$21.4M +$64.6K +5,961 +0.4%
AA
7
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$19M +$8.56M +789,657 +158%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$17.3M +$4.01M +369,461 +46%
CCM
9
Chicago Capital Management
Illinois
$15.2M +$11.2M +1,029,227 New
Charles Schwab
10
Charles Schwab
California
$14.4M -$6.2M -572,216 -37%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
11
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$13.6M -$68.1K -6,285 -0.7%
Man Group
12
Man Group
United Kingdom
$13.5M +$8.56M +789,926 +612%
BIP
13
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$13.2M -$10.5M -968,489 -52%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
14
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$12.4M +$1.55M +143,400 +21%
SCM
15
Signia Capital Management
Washington
$10.5M -$938K -86,537 -11%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.1M -$8.16M -752,951 -52%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$8.93M -$7.71M -711,211 -54%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.74M +$278K +25,637 +5%
Allianz Asset Management
19
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$8.69M +$6.4M +590,000 New
WIC
20
Water Island Capital
New York
$8.36M +$3.94M +363,131 +177%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.28M -$1.16M -107,204 -16%
Renaissance Technologies
22
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.46M +$5.49M +506,529 New
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.25M +$280K +25,830 +6%
Two Sigma Investments
24
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$6.86M +$5.05M +465,810 New
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.69M -$315K -29,056 -6%

UPBD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

166 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Upbound Group (UPBD) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $755M — up 35% from $560M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of UPBD and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 56 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was Marshall Wace North America, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.7M. The largest seller was Arlington Value Capital, cutting an estimated $43.8M.

  • 166 institutional investors held Upbound Group (UPBD) as of Q2 2018, down from 182 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $755M of Upbound Group stock for Q2 2018, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Upbound Group positions in Q2 2018 and 53 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest Upbound Group buyer in Q2 2018 was Marshall Wace North America, an estimated $21.7M added.
  • The largest Upbound Group seller in Q2 2018 was Arlington Value Capital, an estimated $43.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.