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139 hedge funds and large institutions have $527M invested in Argan in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 38

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $486M → $527M (+$40.6M)

2.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.26% → 78.68% (+2.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 139 (-10)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 26

60% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.1M | Put options by funds: $7.78M

Holders
139
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-6.71%
% of All Funds
3.18%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
19
Increased
49
Reduced
38
Closed
26
Calls
$3.1M
Puts
$7.78M
Net Calls
-$4.68M
Net Calls Change
+$1.6M

Top Buyers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$21.5M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$5.89M
3
HRCM
Hawk Ridge Capital Management
California
+$5.48M
4
ACM
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
+$4.87M
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$2.18M

Top Sellers

1
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
-$11.3M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.27M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.04M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$4.71M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$4.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Boston Partners
26
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$4.29M +$790K +19,514 +24%
EM
27
Emancipation Management
New York
$4.09M -$192K -4,750 -5%
CEI
28
Clark Estates Inc
New York
$3.98M +$113K +2,800 +3%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
29
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$3.73M +$297K +7,329 +9%
AI
30
Acuitas Investments
Washington
$3.71M +$1.87M +46,300 +116%
WCP
31
Welch Capital Partners
New York
$3.27M – – –
GAM
32
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$3.23M -$3.01M -74,350 -50%
MAG
33
Millrace Asset Group
Pennsylvania
$3.23M +$283K +7,000 +10%
PGCM
34
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
$3.1M – – –
TCIM
35
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.73M -$953K -23,528 -27%
QI
36
QS Investors
New York
$2.73M – – –
RJA
37
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.63M +$1.14M +28,102 +85%
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.56M -$471K -11,625 -16%
PC
39
Palo Capital
California
$2.5M +$21.6K +534 +0.9%
JGUA
40
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$2.39M +$2.05M +50,600 +1,033%
TA
41
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.34M +$528K +13,032 +31%
IA
42
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$2.28M +$80.9K +1,999 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
43
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.22M +$48.9K +1,208 +2%
Two Sigma Advisers
44
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.09M -$1.53M -37,800 -44%
DCM
45
Dean Capital Management
Kansas
$2.02M +$217K +5,364 +13%
Citadel Advisors
46
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.98M -$1.55M -38,218 -45%
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$1.96M -$5.27M -130,164 -74%
Mackenzie Financial
48
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$1.87M +$1.76M +43,547 New
LCM
49
Legato Capital Management
California
$1.87M +$1.76M +43,480 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
50
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.85M +$1.74M +43,000 New
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AGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

139 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Argan (AGX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $527M — up 8.3% from $486M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of AGX and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.5M. The largest seller was Freestone Capital Holdings, cutting an estimated $11.3M.

  • 139 institutional investors held Argan (AGX) as of Q3 2018, down from 149 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $527M of Argan stock for Q3 2018, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Argan positions in Q3 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Argan buyer in Q3 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $21.5M added.
  • The largest Argan seller in Q3 2018 was Freestone Capital Holdings, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.