Gun Investors

Since first launching the divestment campaign against manufacturers of assault weapons and high-capacity ammo clips, ten hedge funds and money managers have completely divested their gun holdings, valued at $170 million. Twelve more firms have scaled back their gun investments by 5.7 million shares—25 percent of their holdings.

TOP 10 HEDGE FUNDS ACCORDING TO GUN HOLDINGS

 

No. Name of Firm Contact Information Gun Holdings (Shares) Value of Shares Change in Shares Held over Last Quarter
1 Cerberus Capital Management

CEO: Steve Feinberg 

 

Address: 875 3rd Avenue,
New York, NY 10022Phone: (212) 891-2100

Fax: 212-891-5212

N/A (Owns 94% stake in the Freedom Group) $700-957 million ** On 12/18/12, Cerberus announced they would sell their 94% stake in the Freedom Group.
2 Dreman Value Management

CEO: David Dreman

Address: c/o Contrarian Services Corp.
Harborside Financial Center Plaza 10, Suite 800Jersey City, NJ 07311-4037

Phone: 201-793-2000

Fax: (201) 793-2060

1.16 million OLN $27.9 million OLN:  15.16%
3 Park West

CEO: Peter S. Park

Address: 900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 165
Larkspur, California 94939Phone: 415-524-2900
1.6 million SWHC $16 million SWHC:  NEW
4 Arrowstreet Capital

CEO: Bruce Clarke

Address: The John Hancock Tower,
200 Clarendon Street, 30th Floor,
Boston, MA  02116Phone: 617-919-0000

Fax: 617-919-0001

266,411 RGR

271,766 SWHC

$15.5 million RGR:  23.57%
SWHC: 
 5.32%
5 Millennium Management

CEO: Israel Englander

Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor,
New York, NY 10103Phone: 212-841-4100
197,065 OLN
29,074 RGR
825,756 SWHC
$14.4 million OLN:  134.1%
RGR:
  NEW
SWHC:
  112.5%
6 Gotham Asset Management

CEO: Joel Greenblatt

Address: 535 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Phone: 212.600.2976 

11,389 OLN
149,536 RGR
377,674 SWHC
$11.2 million OLN:  NEW
RGR:
  85.4%
SWHC:
  22.3%
7 Aqr Capital Management

CEO: Cliff Asness

Address: Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor,

Greenwich, CT USA 06830

Phone: 203-742-3600

Fax: 203-742-3100

86,356 OLN
29,808 RGR
449,836 SWHC
$8 million OLN:  10.78%
RGR: 
 1.97%
SWHC: 
 4.28%
8 Olstein Capital Management L.P

CEO: Robert A. Olstein

Address: c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, PO Box 701,

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

Phone: 1.800.799.2113

717,000 SWHC $7.2 million SWHC:  15.46%
9 Renaissance Technologies, LLC

CEO: Jim Simons

Address: 800 Third Avenue,

New York, NY 10022

Phone: 212-486-6780

Fax: 212-758-7136

42,500 RGR $6.9 million RGR:  10.9%
10 Scopus Asset Management

 

CEO: Alexander Mitchell

Address: 623 5th Ave # 25,

New York, NY 10022

Phone: (212) 251-3270

200,000 OLN $4.8 million OLN:  NEW

Holdings based on Form 13-F filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission for the period ending 6/30/13.

 

TOP 10 MONEY MANAGERS ACCORDING TO GUN HOLDINGS

 

No. Name of Firm Contact Information Gun Holdings (Shares) Value of Shares Change in Shares Held over Last Quarter
1 Black Rock, Inc.

CEO: Laurence D. Fink

 

Address: 240 East 52nd Street,

New York, NY 10022

Phone: 212-810-5900

Fax: 212-810-3562

12.1 million OLN

1.5 million RGR

3.5 million SWHC

$393.8 million OLN:  0.55%
RGR: 
 24.59%
SWHC: 
 2.34%
2 Vanguard Group, Inc.

CEO: F. William McNabb III

Address: 455 Devon Park Drive

Wayne, PA 19087

Phone: 877-662-7447

Fax: 610-669-6605

4.3 million OLN

1.5 million RGR

5.3 million SWHC

$229.5 million OLN:  2.32%
RGR:
  2.8%
SWHC: 
 7.6%
3 State Street Corporation

CEO: Joseph L. Hooley

Address: 1290 Sixth Avenue, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10104

Phone: 212-339-2700

5.9 million OLN

367,830 RGR

1.1 million SWHC

$168.5 million OLN:  1.7%
RGR:
  0.36%SWHC:  0.6%

 

 

4 Heartland Advisors Inc.

CEO: Will Nasgovitz

 

Address: 789 N Water St, Suite 500
Milwaukee, WI 53202Phone: 414-347-7777
3.6 million OLN  $85.3 million OLN:  0.44%
5 London Company of Virginia

CEO:Stephen M. Goddard

Address: 1801 Bayberry Court, Suite 301

Richmond, VA 23226

Phone: 804-775-0317

Fax: 804-649-9447

1.8 million RGR $84.3 million RGR:  23.14%
6 Allianz Asset Management AG

 

CEO: Elizabeth Corley

Address: 1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019Phone: 877-716-9787
1.5 million OLN

 

964,042 RGR

 

83,100 SWHC

 

 $83.1 million OLN:  23.43%
RGR:
  8.95%
SWHC: 
 69.62%
7 Dimensional Fund Advisors

CEOs: David G. Booth & Eduardo A. Repetto

Address: 6300 Bee Cave Rd,

Austin, TX 78746

Phone:(512) 306-7400

1.7 million OLN

 

484,077 RGR

 

1.6 million SWHC

 

$78.6 million OLN:  4.14%
RGR: 
 1.47%
SWHC: 
 7.44%
8 Northern Trust Corporation

CEO: Frederick H. Waddell

Address: 65 East 55th Street 24th flrNew York, NY 10022Phone: 212-339-7474

Fax: 212-339-7274

2.2 million OLN


300,960 RGR

 

916,123 SWHC

$77.2 million OLN:  3.84%
RGR:
  3.42%
SWHC: 
 0.74%
9 Ameriprise Financial, Inc

CEO: James Cracchiolo

Address: 111 Broadway

New York, NY 10006

Phone: 212-233-5404

2.8 million OLN


156,276 RGR

 

76,591 SWHC

$75 million OLN:  2.81%
RGR:
  0.55%
SWHC:
  19.38%
10 Capital World Investors

CEO: James F. Rothenberg

Address: 630 Fifth Avenue, 36th FloorNew York, NY 10111Phone: 800-421-4280 1.5 million RGR $70.5 million  RGR:  17.62%

Holdings based on Form 13-F filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission for the period ending 6/30/13.