Universal Corp
200 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in Universal Corp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
240% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 10
44% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 55
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.81M | Put options by funds: $5.09M
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 179 → 200 (+21)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.34% → 85.43% (-0.91%)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.4B → $1.16B (-$246M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$16.8M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$13.5M |
| 3 |
EMG
ETF Managers Group
Summit,
New Jersey
|
+$11.1M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$8.2M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$7.53M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$51.4M |
| 2 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
-$19.9M |
| 3 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$19.1M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$18.7M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$7.08M |
UVV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
200 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Universal Corp (UVV) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.16B — down 18% from $1.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new UVV positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $51.4M.
- 200 institutional investors held Universal Corp (UVV) as of Q4 2018, up from 179 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.16B of Universal Corp stock for Q4 2018, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Universal Corp positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Universal Corp buyer in Q4 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $16.8M added.
- The largest Universal Corp seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $51.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.