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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
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$52.8M +$5.89M +145,488 +13%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$43.6M -$1.27M -31,432 -3%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$38.9M -$4.71M -116,414 -11%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$29.5M +$68.3K +1,686 +0.2%
ACM
5
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$29.4M +$4.87M +120,233 +21%
RA
6
Royce & Associates
New York
$24.3M +$2.18M +53,783 +11%
HRCM
7
Hawk Ridge Capital Management
California
$23.3M +$5.48M +135,273 +33%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$22.8M +$21.5M +530,604 New
RRAM
9
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$15.2M +$225K +5,560 +2%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$14.8M -$65.9K -1,627 -0.5%
Allianz Asset Management
11
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$14.4M -$2.72M -67,160 -17%
RCP
12
Radin Capital Partners
Ontario, Canada
$12.2M +$11.5M +284,500 New
HA
13
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$11.8M +$2.03M +50,100 +22%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$9.52M -$359K -8,856 -4%
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$9.34M -$1.17M -28,789 -12%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.65M +$104K +2,557 +1%
IMOV
17
Investment Management of Virginia
Virginia
$7.5M -$18.2K -450 -0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.73M +$5.26K +130 +0.1%
First Trust Advisors
19
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$6.64M +$841K +20,760 +16%
DIA
20
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$5.16M +$1.08M +26,650 +29%
Fidelity Investments
21
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$5.12M -$1.86K -46 -0%
Nordea Investment Management
22
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$5.03M +$1.6M +39,442 +51%
Charles Schwab
23
Charles Schwab
California
$4.94M +$173K +4,285 +4%
AAMU
24
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$4.6M +$378K +9,328 +10%
FFH
25
Fairfax Financial Holdings
Ontario, Canada
$4.29M – – –
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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.