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114 hedge funds and large institutions have $283M invested in Argan in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4,290% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.32M | Put options by funds: $30K

343% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 7

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 30

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 114 (+24)

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $236M → $283M (+$47M)

6.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.32% → 67.05% (+6.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
114
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+26.67%
% of All Funds
3.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
31
Increased
40
Reduced
30
Closed
7
Calls
$1.32M
Puts
$30K
Net Calls
+$1.29M
Net Calls Change
+$861K

Top Buyers

1
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$10.2M
2
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$9.45M
3
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$3.88M
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$2.93M
5
CEI
Clark Estates Inc
New York
+$2M

Top Sellers

1
HBWM
Hollow Brook Wealth Management
New York
-$11.3M
2
AWMDMG
Austin W. Marxe & David M. Greenhouse
New York
-$4.34M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$1.91M
4
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
-$1.06M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$446K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CEI
26
Clark Estates Inc
New York
$2.06M +$2M +69,400 New
QI
27
QS Investors
New York
$2.02M +$1.63M +56,800 +503%
DCM
28
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$2.01M +$184K +6,400 +10%
JGUA
29
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$1.99M -$135K -4,700 -7%
AH
30
Allen Holding
New York
$1.92M – – –
BIM
31
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.91M +$1.02M +35,419 +123%
Two Sigma Advisers
32
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.88M +$530K +18,400 +41%
BCM
33
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.88M – – –
RFC
34
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.88M +$332K +11,544 +22%
Two Sigma Investments
35
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.78M +$8.09K +281 +0.5%
OSAM
36
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.62M +$1.49M +51,870 +1,990%
EI
37
EAM Investors
California
$1.49M -$1.41K -49 -0.1%
BIM
38
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.42M +$15.9K +553 +1%
Invesco
39
Invesco
Georgia
$1.4M +$763K +26,496 +129%
FQ
40
First Quadrant
California
$1.38M +$1.05M +36,475 +365%
California Public Employees Retirement System
41
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.15M +$20.1K +700 +2%
GAM
42
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.06M -$1.06M -36,808 -51%
NCCM
43
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.03M +$999K +34,700 New
WIC
44
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$999K -$115K -4,000 -11%
FCT
45
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$995K – – –
Federated Hermes
46
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$930K +$71.1K +2,472 +9%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
47
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$753K – – –
BlackRock
48
BlackRock
New York
$711K +$516K +17,934 +299%
OCG
49
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$711K +$688K +23,916 New
GCP
50
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$668K +$374K +13,000 +137%
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AGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

114 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Argan (AGX) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $283M — up 20% from $236M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new AGX positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AJO LP, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Hollow Brook Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $11.3M.

  • 114 institutional investors held Argan (AGX) as of Q1 2014, up from 90 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $283M of Argan stock for Q1 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Argan positions in Q1 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Argan buyer in Q1 2014 was AJO LP, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest Argan seller in Q1 2014 was Hollow Brook Wealth Management, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.