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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
MLICM
76
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$304K -$90K -3,127 -23%
U
77
UBS
Switzerland
$300K +$20.5K +714 +8%
First Trust Advisors
78
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$297K +$287K +9,980 New
Nomura Holdings
79
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$290K +$282K +9,805 New
BA
80
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$289K +$14.8K +516 +6%
SKK
81
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$267K +$258K +8,979 New
Millennium Management
82
Millennium Management
New York
$262K -$143K -4,984 -36%
MERSOM
83
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$256K +$248K +8,600 New
AQR Capital Management
84
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$242K +$234K +8,136 New
YMRC
85
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$241K +$233K +8,100 New
AllianceBernstein
86
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$233K -$194K -6,750 -46%
DIA
87
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$227K +$220K +7,637 New
B
88
Barings
North Carolina
$223K – – –
Asset Management One
89
Asset Management One
Japan
$215K +$208K +7,227 New
CBOA
90
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$214K +$207K +7,195 New
CAM
91
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$212K +$205K +7,111 New
WA
92
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$208K +$201K +7,000 New
GVT
93
Genesee Valley Trust
New York
$208K +$202K +7,010 New
Barclays
94
Barclays
United Kingdom
$198K -$42.2K -1,465 -18%
Deutsche Bank
95
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$182K +$94K +3,266 +113%
RI
96
Redwood Investments
Massachusetts
$132K -$82.8K -2,877 -39%
Bank of America
97
Bank of America
North Carolina
$122K -$38.3K -1,330 -24%
Group One Trading
98
Group One Trading
Illinois
$99K +$51.8K +1,800 +117%
Citigroup
99
Citigroup
New York
$87K -$78.8K -2,737 -48%
PNC Financial Services Group
100
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$80K +$1.5K +52 +2%
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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.