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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
HBWM
1
Hollow Brook Wealth Management
New York
$27.7M -$11.3M -392,645 -30%
ACM
2
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$19.9M -$53.2K -1,850 -0.3%
HA
3
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$19.9M – – –
HCM
4
Huber Capital Management
California
$18.3M +$178K +6,192 +1%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.8M -$446K -15,487 -3%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$11.5M +$9.64K +335 +0.1%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$10.9M -$1.91M -66,519 -15%
AL
8
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$10.6M +$10.2M +355,300 New
Acadian Asset Management
9
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$10.1M +$2.93M +101,701 +43%
EAM
10
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$9.76M +$9.45M +328,200 New
Vanguard Group
11
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$8.99M +$686K +23,850 +9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$8.76M +$773K +26,867 +10%
Renaissance Technologies
13
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$8.68M +$878K +30,500 +12%
SFM
14
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$8.03M -$422K -14,665 -5%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.37M +$571K +19,835 +10%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.8M +$702K +24,403 +14%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.21M -$437K -15,169 -8%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.77M -$88.5K -3,074 -2%
NI
19
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$4.01M +$3.88M +134,870 New
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.92M +$223K +7,737 +6%
Prudential Financial
21
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.57M +$1.91M +66,400 +330%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.3M +$206K +7,170 +10%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.18M -$28K -972 -1%
TC
24
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.17M +$210K +7,292 +11%
AO
25
Allen Operations
New York
$2.14M -$230K -8,000 -10%
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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.