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34 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6M invested in Vuzix in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.3% → 8.71% (-1.6%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.9M → $11.6M (-$1.26M)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 34 (-6)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

63% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.38M | Put options by funds: $3.69M

Holders
34
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-15%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
7
Reduced
12
Closed
11
Calls
$1.38M
Puts
$3.69M
Net Calls
-$2.32M
Net Calls Change
+$752K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$498K
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$178K
3
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
+$164K
4
CD
Carl Domino
Florida
+$23.7K
5
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$7.86K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$645K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$468K
3
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$465K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$243K
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$177K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
26
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K -$5.65K -954 -57%
Creative Planning
27
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5K -$1.63K -275 -26%
CFD
28
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$5K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4K – – –
BWA
30
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$4K +$3.56K +600 New
MCIA
31
Mountain Capital Investment Advisors
Colorado
$3K +$2.96K +500 New
WA
32
WFG Advisors
Texas
$2K +$1.48K +250 New
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K – – –
JG
34
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$465K -75,000 Closed
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$243K -39,160 Closed
First Eagle Investment Management
36
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
– -$155K -25,000 Closed
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$90.5K -15,277 Closed
MLM
38
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
– -$93K -15,000 Closed
MSU
39
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
– -$95K -14,800 Closed
RHBC
40
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
– -$62K -10,000 Closed
DADC
41
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$3K -500 Closed
TDC
42
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
– -$3K -500 Closed
MIM
43
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
– -$1K -100 Closed
Bank of America
44
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$1K -87 Closed
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VUZI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

34 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vuzix (VUZI) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $11.6M — down 9.8% from $12.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of VUZI and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $498K. The largest seller was Sculptor Capital, cutting an estimated $645K.

  • 34 institutional investors held Vuzix (VUZI) as of Q2 2017, down from 40 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $11.6M of Vuzix stock for Q2 2017, down 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Vuzix positions in Q2 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Vuzix buyer in Q2 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $498K added.
  • The largest Vuzix seller in Q2 2017 was Sculptor Capital, an estimated $645K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.