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150 hedge funds and large institutions have $370M invested in Argan in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 48

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 150 (+7)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.82% → 77.04% (+0.22%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $393M → $370M (-$23.6M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $29K | Put options by funds: $4.91M

Holders
150
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.9%
% of All Funds
3.93%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
24
Increased
57
Reduced
48
Closed
16
Calls
$29K
Puts
$4.91M
Net Calls
-$4.88M
Net Calls Change
+$246K

Top Buyers

1
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
+$8.21M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$7.37M
3
GC
GW Capital
Washington
+$5.76M
4
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$5.4M
5
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
+$4.24M

Top Sellers

1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$9.32M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$5.43M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$5.32M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$5.22M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DCM
26
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$3.94M +$628K +17,451 +17%
HRCM
27
Hawk Ridge Capital Management
California
$3.84M +$119K +3,308 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.83M +$1.4M +38,827 +49%
RRAM
29
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$3.82M +$4.24M +117,780 New
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.24M -$3.63M -100,740 -50%
JG
31
Jefferies Group
New York
$3.22M +$2.48M +69,043 +228%
IMOV
32
Investment Management of Virginia
Virginia
$3.11M +$2.36M +65,565 +215%
DIA
33
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$2.82M +$1.23M +34,175 +65%
TCIM
34
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.78M -$1.15M -31,872 -27%
PI
35
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$2.59M -$20K -557 -0.7%
DCM
36
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$2.37M +$727K +20,191 +38%
AO
37
Allen Operations
New York
$2.33M – – –
CEP
38
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$2.27M -$3.96K -110 -0.2%
Invesco
39
Invesco
Georgia
$2.21M -$901K -25,036 -27%
CEI
40
Clark Estates Inc
New York
$2.18M – – –
Wellington Management Group
41
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.12M +$365K +10,152 +18%
AQR Capital Management
42
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.09M -$2.86M -79,569 -55%
AH
43
Allen Holding
New York
$2.09M – – –
American Century Companies
44
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.93M -$1.32M -36,755 -38%
Two Sigma Advisers
45
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.62M -$25.2K -700 -1%
NFA
46
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.62M -$327K -9,075 -15%
First Trust Advisors
47
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.61M +$134K +3,722 +8%
Allianz Asset Management
48
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.57M +$76.7K +2,132 +5%
BlackRock
49
BlackRock
New York
$1.54M -$53.3K -1,481 -3%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
50
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.51M – – –
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AGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

150 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Argan (AGX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $370M — down 6% from $393M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new AGX positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hays Advisory, adding an estimated $8.21M. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $9.32M.

  • 150 institutional investors held Argan (AGX) as of Q4 2015, up from 143 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $370M of Argan stock for Q4 2015, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Argan positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Argan buyer in Q4 2015 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $8.21M added.
  • The largest Argan seller in Q4 2015 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $9.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.