Ascent Industries
ACNT
50 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.9M invested in Ascent Industries in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $904K | Put options by funds: $743K
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 15
7.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 55.76% → 48.19% (-7.6%)
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 58 → 50 (-8)
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $112M → $70.9M (-$41.2M)
89% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$573K |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$277K |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$236K |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$224K |
| 5 |
RhumbLine Advisers
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$201K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MG
Markel Group
Glen Allen,
Virginia
|
-$9.48M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$2.35M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$981K |
| 4 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
-$859K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$478K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MG
51
Markel Group
Glen Allen,
Virginia
| – | -$9.48M | -414,804 | Closed |
|
|
EI
52
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
| – | -$859K | -37,584 | Closed |
|
|
PAM
53
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$452K | -19,787 | Closed |
|
|
TCIM
54
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
| – | -$220K | -9,616 | Closed |
|
|
AG
55
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$54K | -2,366 | Closed |
|
|
AA
56
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$36K | -1,560 | Closed |
|
57
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$2.55K | -142 | Closed |
|
|
SPIA
58
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| – | -$2K | -85 | Closed |
|
59
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1K | -42 | Closed |
|
ACNT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
50 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ascent Industries (ACNT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $70.9M — down 37% from $112M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of ACNT and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $573K. The largest seller was Markel Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.48M sold.
- 50 institutional investors held Ascent Industries (ACNT) as of Q4 2018, down from 58 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $70.9M of Ascent Industries stock for Q4 2018, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new Ascent Industries positions in Q4 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Ascent Industries buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $573K added.
- The largest Ascent Industries seller in Q4 2018 was Markel Group, an estimated $9.48M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.