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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.9M invested in Vuzix in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 9

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 40 (+1)

1.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.2% → 10.3% (-1.9%)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.3M → $12.9M (-$3.42M)

60% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.05M | Put options by funds: $5.12M

Holders
40
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.56%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
10
Reduced
9
Closed
8
Calls
$2.05M
Puts
$5.12M
Net Calls
-$3.07M
Net Calls Change
-$537K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.75M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$1.13M
3
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
+$738K
4
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
+$485K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$253K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.83M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$914K
3
HCS
Harvest Capital Strategies
California
-$238K
4
PG
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
-$207K
5
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$87.6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWM
26
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$12K – – –
TRCT
27
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$11K +$10.8K +1,662 New
Deutsche Bank
28
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10K +$1.29K +200 +14%
KF
29
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$7K – – –
Creative Planning
30
Creative Planning
Kansas
$7K +$6.96K +1,075 New
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$7K +$7.5K +1,160 New
CFD
32
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$5K +$5.18K +800 New
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4K -$3.86K -597 -47%
LWM
34
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$4K – – –
TDC
35
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$3K -$80.9K -12,500 -96%
DADC
36
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3K – – –
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K -$12.9K -2,000 -92%
MIM
38
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$1K – – –
Bank of America
39
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1K +$563 +87 New
HCS
40
Harvest Capital Strategies
California
– -$238K -35,000 Closed
PG
41
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$207K -30,421 Closed
Wolverine Trading
42
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$78.6K -12,147 Closed
RJA
43
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$69K -10,100 Closed
PCM
44
Penserra Capital Management
California
– -$68K -10,020 Closed
UBS Group
45
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$12K -1,750 Closed
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$3K -500 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$3K -450 Closed
Barclays
48
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$168 -26 -32%
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VUZI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

40 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vuzix (VUZI) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $12.9M — down 21% from $16.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new VUZI positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.75M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $3.83M.

  • 40 institutional investors held Vuzix (VUZI) as of Q1 2017, up from 39 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $12.9M of Vuzix stock for Q1 2017, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Vuzix positions in Q1 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vuzix buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.75M added.
  • The largest Vuzix seller in Q1 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.