Verisk Analytics
VRSK
510 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.5B invested in Verisk Analytics in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 159 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
142% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 33
92.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 92.04% (+92%)
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.07M | Put options by funds: $3M
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 9 (+2)
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 159
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 470 → 510 (+40)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.6B → $12.5B (-$84.2M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$357M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$64.5M |
| 3 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$31.7M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$30.4M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$27.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$553M |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$110M |
| 3 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$62.1M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$40.7M |
| 5 |
WP
Wedgewood Partners
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$39.8M |
VRSK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
510 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verisk Analytics (VRSK) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $12.5B — down 0.67% from $12.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new VRSK positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 192 added to existing stakes and 159 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, adding an estimated $357M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $553M.
- 510 institutional investors held Verisk Analytics (VRSK) as of Q4 2016, up from 470 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $12.5B of Verisk Analytics stock for Q4 2016, down 0.67% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Verisk Analytics positions in Q4 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
- The largest Verisk Analytics buyer in Q4 2016 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $357M added.
- The largest Verisk Analytics seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $553M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.