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Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust
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69 hedge funds and large institutions have $92.2M invested in Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 22

1.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.47% → 11.29% (-1.2%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $97.4M → $92.2M (-$5.24M)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 69 (-7)

58% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
69
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-9.21%
% of All Funds
1.99%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
5
Increased
20
Reduced
22
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NVIM
New Vernon Investment Management
Illinois
+$5.48M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$1.4M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$1.01M
4
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
+$1M
5
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
+$410K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$13.7M
2
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$1.2M
3
SCM
Summit Capital Management
Washington
-$990K
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$692K
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$590K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
51
Creative Planning
Kansas
$96K +$51.3K +4,234 +116%
M&T Bank
52
M&T Bank
New York
$90K – – –
LTFS
53
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$82K +$1.6K +132 +2%
US Bancorp
54
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$81K -$35.5K -2,932 -31%
Fifth Third Bancorp
55
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$80K – – –
TJHA
56
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$66K -$6.66K -550 -9%
NES
57
New England Securities
New York
$57K +$54.5K +4,500 +2,174%
FMII
58
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$43K – – –
MFS
59
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$31K – – –
SSB
60
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$29K – – –
First Manhattan
61
First Manhattan
New York
$23K +$24 +2 +0.1%
CFA
62
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$22K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
63
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$20K +$19.6K +1,620 New
AIG
64
American International Group
New York
$15.2K – – –
EFSCE
65
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$14K – – –
Northern Trust
66
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7K -$286K -23,602 -29%
DOA
67
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$4K – – –
FAM
68
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$4K – – –
PAS
69
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$4K – – –
SCM
70
Summit Capital Management
Washington
– -$990K -84,507 Closed
SG Americas Securities
71
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$692K -59,083 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
72
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$406K -34,704 Closed
OFG
73
OTA Financial Group
New York
– -$284 -24,261 Closed
RFC
74
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
– -$176K -15,091 Closed
CAS
75
CTC Alternative Strategies
Illinois
– -$148K -12,610 Closed
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VMO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

69 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $92.2M — down 5.4% from $97.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of VMO and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was New Vernon Investment Management, adding an estimated $5.48M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $13.7M.

  • 69 institutional investors held Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO) as of Q1 2014, down from 76 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $92.2M of Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust stock for Q1 2014, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust positions in Q1 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust buyer in Q1 2014 was New Vernon Investment Management, an estimated $5.48M added.
  • The largest Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust seller in Q1 2014 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.