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Vishay Precision Group
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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $159M invested in Vishay Precision Group in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

221% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $151K | Put options by funds: $47K

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 23

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 94 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.56% → 87.7% (-1.9%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $168M → $159M (-$8.91M)

Holders
94
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.44%
% of All Funds
3.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
32
Reduced
23
Closed
3
Calls
$151K
Puts
$47K
Net Calls
+$104K
Net Calls Change
+$104K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$6.25M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$4.4M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$1.12M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$763K
5
SC
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
+$731K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
-$13.9M
2
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.42M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$1.06M
4
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
-$379K
5
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
-$332K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$683K +$7.51K +486 +1%
HP
27
Harvey Partners
New York
$655K +$696K +45,000 New
BIM
28
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$624K +$6.32K +409 +1%
U
29
UBS
Switzerland
$542K +$534K +34,529 +1,247%
WCM
30
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$537K +$77.3K +5,000 +16%
PPA
31
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$532K +$198K +12,829 +54%
Renaissance Technologies
32
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$531K -$328K -21,200 -37%
Two Sigma Advisers
33
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$504K -$24.7K -1,600 -4%
QBFM
34
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$430K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
35
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$399K – – –
Two Sigma Investments
36
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$336K -$89.9K -5,816 -20%
SAM
37
Symphony Asset Management
California
$334K -$101K -6,560 -22%
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$334K +$355K +22,946 New
Charles Schwab
39
Charles Schwab
California
$325K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
40
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$324K +$11.3K +728 +3%
IAM
41
Iridian Asset Management
Connecticut
$321K +$56.4K +3,650 +20%
Deutsche Bank
42
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$319K +$144K +9,342 +74%
TA
43
Teachers Advisors
New York
$306K -$1.58K -102 -0.5%
CWA
44
Constellation Wealth Advisors
New York
$291K – – –
SIM
45
Spark Investment Management
New York
$288K -$165K -10,700 -35%
T. Rowe Price Associates
46
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$265K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
47
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$257K -$1.76K -114 -0.6%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
48
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$244K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
49
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$234K – – –
NIC
50
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$230K – – –
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VPG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

94 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vishay Precision Group (VPG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $159M — down 5.3% from $168M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new VPG positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $6.25M. The largest seller was Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.9M sold.

  • 94 institutional investors held Vishay Precision Group (VPG) as of Q3 2013, up from 90 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $159M of Vishay Precision Group stock for Q3 2013, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Vishay Precision Group positions in Q3 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vishay Precision Group buyer in Q3 2013 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $6.25M added.
  • The largest Vishay Precision Group seller in Q3 2013 was Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, an estimated $13.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.