Unitil
UTL
122 hedge funds and large institutions have $250M invested in Unitil in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 38
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 119 → 122 (+3)
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.69% → 51.79% (+0.1%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $262M → $250M (-$12.3M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CPIM
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Alexandria,
Virginia
|
+$4.37M |
| 2 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$1.2M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.06M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$931K |
| 5 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$869K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.91M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$2.96M |
| 3 |
NEIRG
New England Investment & Retirement Group
North Andover,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.05M |
| 4 |
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$860K |
| 5 |
B
Baird
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$499K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSIM
126
North Star Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$860K | -23,450 | Closed |
|
|
B
127
Baird
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$499K | -13,597 | Closed |
|
|
CIC
128
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$479K | -13,060 | Closed |
|
|
P
129
Pitcairn
Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$226K | -6,143 | Closed |
|
|
CAM
130
ClariVest Asset Management
San Diego,
California
| – | -$200K | -5,465 | Closed |
|
131
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$94K | -2,555 | Closed |
|
UTL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
122 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unitil (UTL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $250M — down 4.7% from $262M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new UTL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Columbia Partners Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.37M. The largest seller was Numeric Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.91M sold.
- 122 institutional investors held Unitil (UTL) as of Q1 2015, up from 119 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $250M of Unitil stock for Q1 2015, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Unitil positions in Q1 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Unitil buyer in Q1 2015 was Columbia Partners Investment Management, an estimated $4.37M added.
- The largest Unitil seller in Q1 2015 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $3.91M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.