Unitil
126 hedge funds and large institutions have $330M invested in Unitil in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
138% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 8
87% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $778K | Put options by funds: $416K
77% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 31
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $269M → $330M (+$61.8M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 115 → 126 (+11)
2.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 55.02% → 57.44% (+2.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.82M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.67M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.33M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.16M |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.02M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$2.53M |
| 2 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$984K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$808K |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$649K |
| 5 |
MPAM
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$612K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$328K | -8,397 | Closed |
|
127
Two Sigma Investments
New York
| – | -$289K | -8,051 | Closed |
|
128
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$235K | -6,572 | Closed |
|
|
ARTA
129
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
| – | -$206K | -5,757 | Closed |
|
130
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$112K | -3,111 | Closed |
|
|
IA
131
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$25K | -700 | Closed |
|
132
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
Albany,
New York
| – | -$22K | -600 | Closed |
|
133
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$13K | -360 | Closed |
|
|
VCM
134
Versant Capital Management
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | +$195 | +5 | +83% |
|
UTL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
126 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unitil (UTL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $330M — up 23% from $269M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new UTL positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.82M. The largest seller was Kennedy Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.53M.
- 126 institutional investors held Unitil (UTL) as of Q1 2016, up from 115 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $330M of Unitil stock for Q1 2016, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Unitil positions in Q1 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Unitil buyer in Q1 2016 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $2.82M added.
- The largest Unitil seller in Q1 2016 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $2.53M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.