Universal Corp
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in Universal Corp in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 21
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 61
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 178 → 182 (+4)
0.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.44% → 82.89% (+0.45%)
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.97M | Put options by funds: $3.22M
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.09B → $1.01B (-$80.5M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$72.4M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5.93M |
| 3 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$5.06M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.57M |
| 5 |
PP
PDT Partners
New York
|
+$3.79M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$26.6M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.2M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$12.8M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$9.05M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$5.49M |
UVV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
182 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Universal Corp (UVV) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.01B — down 7.4% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new UVV positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $72.4M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $26.6M.
- 182 institutional investors held Universal Corp (UVV) as of Q1 2018, up from 178 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $1.01B of Universal Corp stock for Q1 2018, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Universal Corp positions in Q1 2018 and 21 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Universal Corp buyer in Q1 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $72.4M added.
- The largest Universal Corp seller in Q1 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $26.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.