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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $378M invested in Unitil in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 5

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 121 → 125 (+4)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 42

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.26% → 59.55% (+0.29%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $378M → $378M (+$506K)

60% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $114K | Put options by funds: $288K

Holders
125
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.31%
% of All Funds
3.11%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
46
Reduced
42
Closed
5
Calls
$114K
Puts
$288K
Net Calls
-$174K
Net Calls Change
-$319K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$47M
2
JIR
James Investment Research
Ohio
+$4.59M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$2.12M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.99M
5
MPAM
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$6.77M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$5.15M
3
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$2.83M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$812K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$700K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SEI Investments
51
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$958K +$508K +11,304 +113%
AllianceBernstein
52
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$941K – – –
AAM
53
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$914K -$4.76K -106 -0.5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
54
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$878K -$32.2K -716 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
55
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$840K +$391K +8,698 +87%
QI
56
QS Investors
New York
$801K – – –
HIS
57
Horizon Investment Services
Indiana
$786K -$17.4K -388 -2%
RhumbLine Advisers
58
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$757K +$34.9K +776 +5%
Victory Capital Management
59
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$752K +$122K +2,706 +19%
Millennium Management
60
Millennium Management
New York
$711K +$709K +15,786 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
61
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$707K +$45 +1 +0%
OC
62
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$703K -$33.7K -750 -5%
NFA
63
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$681K -$38.7K -861 -5%
UBS Group
64
UBS Group
Switzerland
$663K -$164K -3,646 -20%
MERSOM
65
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$630K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
66
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$625K – – –
Boston Partners
67
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$599K -$13.5K -300 -2%
SAM
68
Symphony Asset Management
California
$569K -$10.5K -234 -2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
69
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$532K +$57.2K +1,273 +12%
Nisa Investment Advisors
70
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$531K -$53.9K -1,200 -9%
First Trust Advisors
71
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$521K -$188K -4,188 -27%
California Public Employees Retirement System
72
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$495K -$220K -4,900 -31%
GC
73
Globeflex Capital
California
$493K +$489K +10,879 +17,834%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
74
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$488K – – –
MLICM
75
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$460K -$28.1K -625 -6%
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UTL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

125 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unitil (UTL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $378M — up 0.13% from $378M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new UTL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $47M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $6.77M.

  • 125 institutional investors held Unitil (UTL) as of Q1 2017, up from 121 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $378M of Unitil stock for Q1 2017, up 0.13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Unitil positions in Q1 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Unitil buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $47M added.
  • The largest Unitil seller in Q1 2017 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $6.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.