Vuzix
VUZI
55 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.3M invested in Vuzix in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
250% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 6
120% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 10
51% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.4M → $20.3M (+$6.85M)
28% more funds holding
Funds holding: 43 → 55 (+12)
4.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 8.85% → 13.51% (+4.7%)
66% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.88M | Put options by funds: $5.53M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.86M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$1.48M |
| 3 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
+$1.19M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.09M |
| 5 |
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
|
+$1.08M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$179K |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$178K |
| 3 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$174K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$141K |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$108K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MOS
51
MGO One Seven
Beachwood,
Ohio
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
HR
52
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| $1K | +$816 | +100 | New |
|
|
FRA
53
Front Row Advisors
Tiburon,
California
| $1K | +$1.22K | +150 | New |
|
|
AIS
54
Accurate Investment Solutions
Seven Fields,
Pennsylvania
| $1K | +$1.63K | +200 | New |
|
55
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
| $1K | +$2.04K | +250 | New |
|
|
RJA
56
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$179K | -28,615 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
57
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$174K | -27,900 | Closed |
|
|
58
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$141K | -17,323 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
59
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
| – | -$108K | -17,075 | Closed |
|
|
AGM
60
Alpine Global Management
New York
| – | -$86K | -13,726 | Closed |
|
61
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$82.5K | -10,102 | Closed |
|
|
OAJ
62
Ogorek Anthony Joseph
Williamsville,
New York
| – | -$6K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
CFD
63
Creative Financial Designs
Kokomo,
Indiana
| – | -$5K | -800 | Closed |
|
|
DCM
64
Delpha Capital Management
New York
| – | -$3K | -505 | Closed |
|
VUZI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
55 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vuzix (VUZI) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $20.3M — up 51% from $13.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new VUZI positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $1.86M. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $179K sold.
- 55 institutional investors held Vuzix (VUZI) as of Q1 2018, up from 43 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $20.3M of Vuzix stock for Q1 2018, up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Vuzix positions in Q1 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Vuzix buyer in Q1 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.86M added.
- The largest Vuzix seller in Q1 2018 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $179K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.