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119 hedge funds and large institutions have $262M invested in Unitil in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 6

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $212M → $262M (+$50M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 114 → 119 (+5)

2.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.09% → 51.69% (+2.6%)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
119
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.39%
% of All Funds
3.17%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
40
Reduced
38
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$2.33M
2
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
+$2.23M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.86M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.86M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.79M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
-$5.11M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.74M
3
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$870K
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$737K
5
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$511K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SO
101
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$55K -$38.4K -1,100 -42%
LIA
102
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$46K – – –
US Bancorp
103
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$45K +$22.1K +633 +105%
Barclays
104
Barclays
United Kingdom
$41K +$22.4K +642 +132%
Federated Hermes
105
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$39K +$36.7K +1,053 New
Bessemer Group
106
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$34K – – –
BlackRock
107
BlackRock
New York
$25K – – –
TWI
108
Thomas White International
Illinois
$16K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
109
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$15K -$2.44K -70 -15%
TCOV
110
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$12K – – –
VIA
111
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$9K +$70 +2 +0.9%
ASN
112
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5K +$5.23K +150 New
WEC
113
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$2.75K – – –
TRCT
114
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K -$19.8K -568 -90%
PNC Financial Services Group
115
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
116
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.92K +$1.46M +41,990 +406%
PIA
117
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$1.72K +$1.64K +47 New
BPBT
118
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
TC
119
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$870K -27,993 Closed
VKH
120
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$304K -9,791 Closed
Prudential Financial
121
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
– -$294K -9,467 Closed
CCMH
122
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
– -$93K -3,000 Closed
ARMC
123
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
– -$31K -1,000 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
124
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$28.3K -911 Closed
BRWA
125
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– +$139 +4 New
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UTL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

119 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unitil (UTL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $262M — up 24% from $212M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new UTL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.33M. The largest seller was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), cutting an estimated $5.11M.

  • 119 institutional investors held Unitil (UTL) as of Q4 2014, up from 114 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $262M of Unitil stock for Q4 2014, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Unitil positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Unitil buyer in Q4 2014 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $2.33M added.
  • The largest Unitil seller in Q4 2014 was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), an estimated $5.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.