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144 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.51B invested in Viasat in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

84% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 37

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.61B → $2.51B (-$100M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 144 (-5)

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.77M | Put options by funds: $2.04M

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 20

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
144
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.36%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
16
Increased
68
Reduced
37
Closed
20
Calls
$1.77M
Puts
$2.04M
Net Calls
-$267K
Net Calls Change
+$257K

Top Buyers

1
FP
FPR Partners
California
+$35.9M
2
NSCM
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
+$28.3M
3
BCPEM
Bain Capital Public Equity Management
Massachusetts
+$10.8M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.1M
5
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
+$8.08M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$37.9M
2
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
-$19.7M
3
SCM
SG Capital Management
Illinois
-$14.9M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$8.93M
5
LSC
Lyon Street Capital
California
-$3.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BG
1
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
$687M – – –
FP
2
FPR Partners
California
$281M +$35.9M +591,107 +14%
SAM
3
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$208M – – –
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$181M +$10.1M +165,767 +6%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$156M +$5.99M +98,606 +4%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$140M +$5.22M +85,956 +4%
NSCM
7
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$97.1M +$28.3M +465,693 +40%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$63.8M +$1.87M +30,748 +3%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$55.6M +$1.71M +28,190 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$46.7M +$5.06M +83,363 +12%
BCPEM
11
Bain Capital Public Equity Management
Massachusetts
$42.6M +$10.8M +178,158 +33%
MC
12
MIG Capital
California
$38.3M – – –
CCP
13
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$37.8M -$370K -6,100 -1%
DGI
14
Disciplined Growth Investors
Minnesota
$35.1M -$174K -2,862 -0.5%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$28.6M +$145K +2,385 +0.5%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$22.7M +$222K +3,651 +1%
CSC
17
Cove Street Capital
California
$22.7M +$7.39M +121,794 +47%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$18.7M +$1.52M +25,000 +9%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$18.4M +$1.06M +17,508 +6%
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17.2M +$2.36M +38,811 +15%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$16.6M +$700K +11,532 +4%
NIM
22
Needham Investment Management
New York
$15.8M – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
23
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$15.5M +$8.08M +133,102 +111%
Federated Hermes
24
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$14.9M +$2.29M +37,770 +18%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.5M +$739K +12,171 +6%
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VSAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

144 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viasat (VSAT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.51B — down 3.8% from $2.61B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of VSAT and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 37 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.

The largest buyer was FPR Partners, adding an estimated $35.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $37.9M.

  • 144 institutional investors held Viasat (VSAT) as of Q1 2015, down from 149 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.51B of Viasat stock for Q1 2015, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Viasat positions in Q1 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Viasat buyer in Q1 2015 was FPR Partners, an estimated $35.9M added.
  • The largest Viasat seller in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $37.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.