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43 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.4M invested in Vuzix in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

240% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 5

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 7

34% more funds holding

Funds holding: 32 → 43 (+11)

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.5M → $13.4M (+$2.95M)

0.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 9.3% → 8.85% (-0.45%)

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $642K | Put options by funds: $3.82M

Holders
43
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+34.38%
% of All Funds
0.98%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
13
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
$642K
Puts
$3.82M
Net Calls
-$3.18M
Net Calls Change
-$487K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.1M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$283K
3
EMG
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
+$255K
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$213K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$196K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$545K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$469K
3
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
-$313K
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$107K
5
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$88.9K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWM
26
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$58K +$53.8K +9,300 New
QAM
27
QCI Asset Management
New York
$36K – – –
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$16K +$14.8K +2,550 New
GWM
29
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$12K – – –
Deutsche Bank
30
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$9K +$578 +100 +7%
TRCT
31
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K +$8.47K +1,464 New
CG
32
Cutler Group
California
$8K -$12.1K -2,100 -62%
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$6K -$1.16K -200 -17%
KF
34
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$6K – – –
OAJ
35
Ogorek Anthony Joseph
New York
$6K – – –
VNA
36
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$6K +$5.78K +1,000 New
CFD
37
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$5K – – –
CPIG
38
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$3K +$2.89K +500 New
DCM
39
Delpha Capital Management
New York
$3K +$2.92K +505 New
IA
40
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2K +$1.85K +320 New
DOA
41
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$2K +$1.97K +340 New
MOS
42
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$1K +$578 +100 New
Balyasny Asset Management
43
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$545K -100,000 Closed
SC
44
Sculptor Capital
New York
– -$313K -57,500 Closed
T. Rowe Price Associates
45
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
– -$107K -19,600 Closed
MCIA
46
Mountain Capital Investment Advisors
Colorado
– -$3K -500 Closed
IWM
47
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– +$289 +50 New
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VUZI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

43 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vuzix (VUZI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $13.4M — up 28% from $10.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new VUZI positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $1.1M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $545K sold.

  • 43 institutional investors held Vuzix (VUZI) as of Q4 2017, up from 32 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $13.4M of Vuzix stock for Q4 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Vuzix positions in Q4 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vuzix buyer in Q4 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.1M added.
  • The largest Vuzix seller in Q4 2017 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $545K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.