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116 hedge funds and large institutions have $540M invested in Argan in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

185% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $682K | Put options by funds: $239K

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 32

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

3.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.25% → 88.42% (+3.2%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $536M → $540M (+$4.05M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 118 → 116 (-2)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
116
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.69%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
10
Increased
49
Reduced
32
Closed
12
Calls
$682K
Puts
$239K
Net Calls
+$443K
Net Calls Change
-$110K

Top Buyers

1
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$15.5M
2
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
+$12.6M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$4.62M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$3.52M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.28M

Top Sellers

1
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$8.03M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$5.9M
3
CM
Castleark Management
Illinois
-$4.73M
4
HRCM
Hawk Ridge Capital Management
California
-$3.59M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$66.8M +$3.52M +87,063 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$48M -$724K -17,931 -1%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$43.7M +$3.28M +81,220 +8%
RRAM
4
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$35.3M +$12.6M +311,241 +53%
ACM
5
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$29M +$480K +11,877 +2%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$28M +$4.62M +114,421 +19%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$26.4M -$2.77M -68,565 -9%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$26M -$5.9M -146,100 -18%
RA
9
Royce & Associates
New York
$24.5M +$1.25M +31,051 +5%
Russell Investments Group
10
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$22.1M +$15.5M +383,668 +216%
William Blair Investment Management
11
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$20.8M +$872K +21,590 +4%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$15.8M -$478K -11,825 -3%
HA
13
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$10.5M +$4.04K +100 +0%
TAM
14
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$7.87M -$956K -23,662 -11%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.43M +$345K +8,531 +5%
IMOV
16
Investment Management of Virginia
Virginia
$7.11M -$29.8K -738 -0.4%
HRCM
17
Hawk Ridge Capital Management
California
$7M -$3.59M -88,798 -33%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.52M -$667K -16,516 -9%
Boston Partners
19
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$5.64M +$765K +18,949 +15%
RJA
20
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.39M +$1.71M +42,450 +45%
AC
21
AltraVue Capital
Washington
$5.3M +$464K +11,490 +9%
DIA
22
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
$5.27M +$2.07M +51,275 +62%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.24M -$210K -5,204 -4%
TAM
24
Third Avenue Management
New York
$5.23M – – –
Charles Schwab
25
Charles Schwab
California
$4.95M +$594K +14,699 +13%
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AGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

116 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Argan (AGX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $540M — up 0.75% from $536M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of AGX and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was Russell Investments Group, adding an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was Driehaus Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.03M sold.

  • 116 institutional investors held Argan (AGX) as of Q3 2019, down from 118 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $540M of Argan stock for Q3 2019, up 0.75% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Argan positions in Q3 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Argan buyer in Q3 2019 was Russell Investments Group, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest Argan seller in Q3 2019 was Driehaus Capital Management, an estimated $8.03M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.